Be Still And Know

READ: Luke 24.1-3 NLT 'Very early on Sunday morning, the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus.' The women were determined to get to the tomb as early as possible to anoint Jesus’ body. They have had Saturday to recover from the terrible events of the previous day, and as the sun rises on Sunday they are determined to get to the tomb before anyone else. Imagine the shock when they get there to find that it is empty. Their astonishment and surprise is then magnified many times when they meet two men in dazzling robes. They question the women as to why they are looking for Jesus in the tomb, because he had risen from death. We cannot be exactly sure where the tomb was where Jesus body was laid. That is hardly surprising since he only spent about 36 hours in it! In Jerusalem there are two main places that are identified as the possible site of Jesus’ tomb and o