In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
John 20: 1-9
The Lord is Risen
1 Early Sunday morning while it was still dark, Mary Magdelene walked to the tomb. There she saw the stone that covered the tomb was removed. 2 She ran to Simon Peter and the disciple Jesus loved. "They've taken the Lord from the tomb," she exclaimed, "and we don't know where they have put his body!" 3 Peter and the other disciple left and started to go to the tomb. 4 At first, the two ran side by side. But, the other disciple ran ahead of Peter and got to the tomb first. 5 He bent down and saw the linen strips used to tie the body for burial just lying there. But he did not go into the tomb. 6 Peter came behind him and entered the tomb. He saw the linen strips and 7 the piece of cloth used to tie around the head. That cloth was not with the others, but was in another place and had kept its shape. 8 Then, the other disciple entered the tomb and believed what he saw. 9 But they still did not understand that the Bible said, "The Christ needed to rise from the dead."
