THE WOMEN AT THE TOMB

The women which had come with Him out of Galilee followed and saw where His body was laid. There, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, the Mother of Joses, sat in front of the tomb.

The others returned and prepared spices and ointments. But on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

On the morrow, the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came to Pilate saying, “Sir we remember that the deceiver said while still living, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ Give orders, therefore, to make the tomb secure until the three days, lest the disciples coming, steal Him and say to His people, ‘He was risen from the dead’ the last error would be worse than the first!”

Pilate said to them, “You have a guard, go and make it as secure as you know how.”

They went therefore, and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting a guard.

Prayer:  Help us, Lord, to realize that Your presence and power can never be limited by any work of man. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Scripture For Today:   On the way they were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside. Mark 16, Matthew 28, Luke 24