Easter Sunday - March 5, 2026 – John 20:1-18 - The Rev. Colette Hammesfahr
March 5, 2026 – John 20:1-18 – Easter Sunday Everything in this Gospel text from John happens quickly. It’s still dark and Mary Magdalene is already going to the tomb. When she sees that the stone from the tomb has been rolled away, she runs to tell Simon Peter and John what she has seen. Then Peter and John race to the tomb and John gets there first. They are out of breath and they are confused. They look in and then they leave. The whole thing is happening so fast, it is hard to understand. It’s like no one can stand still on Easter morning. There is so much movement – so much urgency. Yet, no one knows what’s actually going on. Peter and John run to the tomb, they look, and they leave. Mary stays. She cries. She looks again. When Mary slows down – when she stops, when she cries, when she looks again, everything changes. Jesus calls her by name. “Mary,” he says. Not an explanation of what’s just happened. Not proof of who was standing before her. Just her name. Running gets...