Great Easter Vigil - April 4, 2026 - Matthew 28:1-10 - The Rev. Colette Hammesfahr
April 4, 2026 – Matthew 28:1-10 -Easter Vigil If you’ve had children or grandchildren, or maybe you’ve had a niece or nephew stay overnight, this scene may sound familiar to you. You’re sound asleep in your bed. Down the hall, in another room, a young child wakes up in the middle of the night. He’s disoriented. It’s so dark that he doesn’t even recognize his own room. From his room he calls out to you. You wake up from your sleep. From your room down the hall, you answer, “I’m here.” Nothing in the room changed. The room didn’t get any brighter. The child lays back down and goes to sleep. He didn’t go to sleep because the darkness was gone. He went back to sleep because a voice with authority had spoken. He knew that voice. He trusted that voice. Somehow, that was enough for him, even though the darkness was still there. Tonight Mary and Mary Magdalene have gone to visit the tomb of their beloved Jesus. And when they get there, something happens. There is a great earthquake, ...