Early Morning

And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; for it was very large. Mark 16:2&3.

The early spring flowers are beginning to peek out in the high country, while lower elevations already enjoy lush spring colors. The blooms call to mind the new life we have in Christ, just as the colorful egg hunts of children remind us that the eggs are shaped like the stone at the door of the tomb of Y'shua of Nazareth. But that stone was huge. Archeologists have found grave stones so large that it takes fifteen to twenty hefty men to move them. The Sunday morning on which the world turns dawned sadly for those three women who approached the tomb of their beloved one. They had forgotten to plan ahead -- a common trait of the grief process -- and now they had a problem. How would they move the stone? Sometimes the stones in our lives seem insurmountable. Anything that blocks us from the presence of Y'shua is a huge obstacle to our peace. But if we look up into the face-spirit-mind of our Creator, the block crumbles or rolls on down the hill out of existence. As the ice and snow melt into refreshing rivers, and the crocus and tulips brighten our paths, may the Alleluia season bloom for you with new insights of love and grace. Shalom, Mother BE



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