THE EMPTY TOMB

Have you ever been in my study at the church office? Four years ago, when we were moving into our church‘s new building, I knew the piece of art that I wanted above my desk. My wife graciously tracked down a framed print of the painting with the rather long but descriptive name of The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection. The original painting was done in 1898 by Swiss artist, Eugene Burnand. His inspiration was John 20:3 which alludes to these two followers of Christ rushing to the empty tomb that Sunday morning of all Sunday mornings. Sometimes I glance up at this print hanging just above my computer monitor and ponder, "What would I have done? How would I have responded if I had heard some ladies announce that they had just discovered that Jesus’ tomb was empty?" Burnand‘s painting captures Peter and John with expressions on their faces that strike me as a captivating mixture of hope and disbelief. (Go ahead, look it up online. Is that how the painting strikes you?) Like Peter and John, would I have run to the tomb? Or, like the majority of the apostles, would I have remained at my breakfast table in disbelief at this strange report from the women rushing back from the tomb? Sunday, September 20th we looked at the account of the empty tomb from Luke 24:1-12 and celebrated our Lord's resurrection together. If you were unable to join us, you can catch up at www.hisfameministries.com