Nashville, Tennessee, United States - The Upper Room Daily Devotional "Who Will Roll the Stone Away?" for Monday, 28 July 2014 - Read Mark 16: The Resurrection1-3 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun rose, they went to the tomb. They worried out loud to each other, “Who will roll back the stone from the tomb for us?”
4-5 Then they looked up, saw that it had been rolled back—it was a huge stone—and walked right in. They saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed all in white. They were completely taken aback, astonished.
6-7 He said, “Don’t be afraid. I know you’re looking for Jesus the Nazarene, the One they nailed on the cross. He’s been raised up; he’s here no longer. You can see for yourselves that the place is empty. Now—on your way. Tell his disciples and Peter that he is going on ahead of you to Galilee. You’ll see him there, exactly as he said.”
[The women] asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”(Mark 16:3 (NIV))
As a little girl, I adored my daddy. When he and my mother were in their eighties, my family enjoyed having them live with us. One evening, my dad had a massive stroke. Hospitalized, he made minimal progress; so he was admitted to a nursing home. I feared the prospect of facing life without him. During Dad’s remaining four months, my mother was amazing. At times, she became weary and worried about the future; but she quickly regained her strength and faith. I marveled at her ability to do so, and she explained that whenever she became fearful, she thought of the women who made their way to Jesus’ tomb. Worried about how they would move the massive stone and enter the tomb, they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away?” When they arrived at the tomb, the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. God had not only provided the solution to their worry but had given a gift that was beyond all hope. Throughout my father’s illness, when my mother or I began to worry, we reminded each other, “Who will roll the stone away?” Then, we smiled, knowing we could trust God to help us along the way.
The Author: Judi F. Light (Pennsylvania, USA)
Thought for the Day: God will roll the stone away.
Prayer: Dear Father, when we fear the future, help us to trust you completely. Amen.
Prayer focus: Families of those who are terminally ill
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