denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and made him want another look, because he acceptance. Those states maybe visited and went into the tomb himself. Here the gospel revisited without following any pattern. tells us that he saw and believed, but Someone in the acceptance stage may find believed what, exactly. Did he believe Mary’s themselves facing anger again because of a testimony, that the body had been stolen? Or trigger to their memory. did he believe that the vacant tomb had more to do with the word of God than the work of Feelings of grief cannot always be controlled. men? They are healthy, necessary feelings that must be expressed in order for us to heal The gospel is clear. They did not yet emotionally everyone grieves differently. understand that He must rise from the dead. Look at Peter, John and Mary. Notice how We can assume what both men believed was differently each of them reacted to the empty that the body had indeed been taken or tomb. Mary saw the stone had been moved moved. Their response to this information and assumed the body was gone without was to simply go home. Not only was their even looking inside. She ran to tell Peter and grief interrupted, it was almost nonexistent. John, who both ran to see for themselves. They did not weep, they did not wail, they did John outran Peter and got there first. He not go searching or investigate. Their needed slightly more proof than Mary did, so response was acceptance. he stuck his head in the door and saw the But Mary was different. She didn’t leave. She linen strips, but did not enter the tomb. stuck around. I’m not going to speculate that Impetuous Peter investigated further by because men and women grieve differently entering the tomb and taking note of both the she stayed. I don’t think her devotion to linen strips and the burial cloth that had been Jesus was any greater than that of the wrapped around Jesus’ head. Peter came out disciples what seems clear is at that moment, and perhaps said something to John that her grief was stronger. She was unable to
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Those states maybe visited and revisited without following any pattern. Someone in the acceptance stage may find themselves facing anger again because of a trigger to their memory. Feelings of grief cannot always be controlled. They are healthy, necessary feelings that must be expressed in order for us to heal emotionally everyone grieves differently. Look at Peter, John and Mary. Notice how differently each of them reacted to the empty tomb. Mary saw the stone had been moved and assumed the body was gone without even looking inside. She ran to tell Peter and John, who both ran to see for themselves. John outran Peter and got there first. He needed slightly more proof than Mary did, so he stuck his head in the door and saw the linen strips, but did not enter the tomb. Impetuous Peter investigated further by entering the tomb and taking note of both the linen strips and the burial cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. Peter came out and perhaps said something to John that made him want another look, because he went into the tomb himself. Here the gospel tells us that he saw and believed, but believed what, exactly. Did he believe Mary’s testimony, that the body had been stolen? Or did he believe that the vacant tomb had more to do with the word of God than the work of men? The gospel is clear. They did not yet understand that He must rise from the dead. We can assume what both men believed was that the body had indeed been taken or moved. Their response to this information was to simply go home. Not only was their grief interrupted, it was almost nonexistent. They did not weep, they did not wail, they did not go searching or investigate. Their response was acceptance. But Mary was different. She didn’t leave. She stuck around. I’m not going to speculate that because men and women grieve differently she stayed. I don’t think her devotion to Jesus was any greater than that of the disciples what seems clear is at that moment, her grief was stronger. She was unable to
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