Station #9 ….. Jesus Talks First with Mary Magdalene “They took my Master,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn’t recognize him. Jesus spoke to her, “Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for?” …

Station #8 ….. Mary Magdalene Sees the Empty Tomb But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus’ body had been laid. They said to her, …

Station #7 ….. Peter and John See the Empty Tomb Peter and the other disciple left immediately for the tomb. They ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first, outrunning Peter. Stooping to look in, he saw pieces of linen cloth lying there, but he didn’t go in. Simon Peter arrived …

Station #6 ….. A Group of Faithful Women Visit the Tomb When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome brought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun rose, they went to the tomb. They worried out loud to each other, “Who will …

Station #5 ….. An Angel Rolls Away the Stone After the Sabbath, as the first light of the new week dawned, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to keep vigil at the tomb. Suddenly the earth reeled and rocked under their feet as God’s angel came down from heaven, came right up to where they …

Station #4 ….. Jesus is Raised from the Dead (Matthew 28:1) After the Sabbath, as the first light of the new week dawned…” (Mark 16:1-5) When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome brought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun rose, …

Station #3 ….. Jesus Announces the Good News to the Dead. That’s what Christ did definitively: suffered because of others’ sins, the Righteous One for the unrighteous ones. He went through it all – was put to death and then made alive – to bring us to God. He went and proclaimed God’s salvation to …

Station #2 ….. Pilate Secures the Tomb from Grave Robbers After sundown, the high priests and Pharisees arranged a meeting with Pilate. They said, “Sir, we just remembered that that liar announced while he was  still alive, ‘After three days I will be raised.’ We’ve got to get that tomb sealed until the third day. …

Station #1….. Jesus is Buried in the Tomb After all this, Joseph of Arimathea (he was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, because he was intimidated by the Jews) petitioned Pilate to take the body of Jesus. Pilate gave permission. So Joseph came and took the body. Nicodemus, who had first come to Jesus at …

Lift High the Tomb On Celebrating Easter as the Death/Resurrection of Jesus The signature event of the Christian Faith has been seen since the beginning as a one-act drama with two scenes: The Death/Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Either scene is incomplete without the other. The cross remains a simple method of execution without the victoriously …

“After his suffering, Jesus showed Himself to His apostles and gave many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to more than 500 believers over a period of 40 days, speaking about the kingdom of God.” (Acts 1:3, and 1 Corinthians 15:6) THE STATIONS OF THE RESURRECTION Meditations on the Resurrection Story Introduction – …