The Guard at the Tomb
62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”65 “Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.
PRAY
Dying To Live by John van de Laar © 2010 Sacredise
This day seems to be all about death, Jesus;
what else is it when you are arrested,
accused, beaten, betrayed, crucified?
But, when we look a little closer,
we discover it’s really all about life;
integrity unbowed by expediency,
love unchanged by hatred,
humility undeterred by power,
truth untainted by lies;
and real, vibrant, fearless life breaking through it all.
You died, Jesus, because you refused to settle for anything less,
than genuine, eternal life,
for you, and for us all.
what else is it when you are arrested,
accused, beaten, betrayed, crucified?
But, when we look a little closer,
we discover it’s really all about life;
integrity unbowed by expediency,
love unchanged by hatred,
humility undeterred by power,
truth untainted by lies;
and real, vibrant, fearless life breaking through it all.
You died, Jesus, because you refused to settle for anything less,
than genuine, eternal life,
for you, and for us all.
Teach us to live by the same creed,
to refuse to cling to a life that is less than real,
less than honest, humble and loving;
and to be so resolute in our quest for life,
that we will always be ready to die
in order to find it and share it. Amen.
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