Probably the weirdest thing ever:
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
Whether one believes or not, that whole thing certainly fits the definition of “weirdness”. Either one believes, in which case the Son of God came back from the dead; or one does not, in which case a man claiming to be the Son of God did not come back from the dead but still inspired billions of people over two thousand years to believe that he did.
What do I believe? I just don’t know yet. I may not figure it out in this lifetime.
Anyway, Happy Easter, everyone.
Not that it is much of a coincidence that I would post about the same topic today of all days, but I did have a different take on it on my blog.
No matter what one believes, today gives most of us pause.
As long as people don’t take religion to extremes, they all have the same basic meaning.
href=”http://caseydrengler.blogspot.com/2007/04/thought-control-and-fear.html”>Thought control and fear- Jehovah’s Witnesses