A Lenten Devotion for Monday, April 14
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- Apr 14
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John 20:4-5
Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in.
A few verses later, John sees the linens, and he understands that Jesus has risen. What does it take to convince a seeker they have found the truth they have been looking for?— Something that resonates with them. With John, the folded, ordinary linens in orderly stacks. Mary heard Jesus’ voice call her name. Thomas needed to see the wounds for himself. What do we need in order to be sure?
Holy Lord, you have shown me many things, more than enough for me to know you are with me. For that I am so very thankful. Amen
Becky, transforming
Pic by Phebe
Pieces coming together… The truth of the resurrection is becoming clear, even though, in the human mind, it doesn’t seem possible. I wonder what was going through their minds, doubt, fear, cautious gladness. What a time! A time that would change mankind forever.
Heavenly Father, thank you for sending Your Son and for His resurrection. I pray I never doubt. Amen
John 20:4-5.
Becky's post really spoke to me this morning. All day I have been trying to discover who I would be like on that morning so long ago. It is not surprising that John understood almost immediately. They we such close friends. After much thought, I do not think I would be at all like John or Mary, but I can identify with Thomas. I never liked how history as tagged him as "Doubting Thomas." John and Mary had something to go on--folded linens, and a familiar voice. Thomas just needed something like that and he got it when the man he wasn't sure of showed him the nail holes in his hands and feet. Then h…
Monday, April 14th 2025 (35th day of Lent)
John 20:4-5
Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
The sudden absence of the body certainly lead to confusion and a search for an explanation, So how did John respond to seeing the empty tomb, What did he believe..?looking into the empty tomb he saw the linen clothes lying,neatly folded. But he did not go in. he had not fully understood Jesus’s statement that He would rise from the dead on the third day . Upon seeing the empty tomb, John remembered and believed…