Daily Reflection – 3/6/2026
Sacred Scripture
“So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, ‘Hail!’” ( Matthew 28:8–9 excerpted from Matthew 28:8-15)
Reflection
The women leave the tomb carrying two emotions that don’t normally belong together: fear and great joy.
It’s the perfect description of what resurrection actually feels like.
They are afraid because nothing in their experience has prepared them for this moment.
They are joyful because something in their hearts recognizes that God has done exactly what He promised.
And they run. They don’t walk. They don’t debate. They don’t analyze. They run — because when God breaks into your life in a way you didn’t expect, the only faithful response is movement.
But before they reach the disciples, something extraordinary happens:
Jesus meets them on the way.
He doesn’t wait in Galilee. He doesn’t wait in the Upper Room. He doesn’t wait for them to get it all right.
He meets them in motion — in their fear, in their joy, in their confusion, in their obedience.
That’s resurrection grace. Not God waiting for us at the finish line, but God stepping into our path while we’re still trying to understand what’s happening.
And what do the women do? They fall at His feet.
Not because they understand everything.
Not because they have the right words.
But because when the Risen Christ stands in front of you, the only honest response is worship.
Then Jesus gives them the same words He will speak again and again throughout the Easter season:
“Do not be afraid.”
Not because there is nothing frightening. But because fear is no longer the final word. And then He sends them.
“Go and tell my brothers…”
The first apostles of the Resurrection are not the Eleven. They are two women who ran with fear and joy in their chest and found Jesus waiting for them on the road.
Meanwhile, Matthew gives us the other side of the story — the guards, the bribery, the manufactured narrative. From the very beginning, resurrection has its deniers. From the very beginning, there are people who would rather explain away the miracle than be changed by it.
But the Gospel doesn’t linger on them. It lingers on the women — the ones who ran, the ones who believed, the ones who were met by Christ Himself.
And that’s the invitation for us today.
Run toward the places where God is stirring something in you — even if you feel fear and joy at the same time.
Because the Risen Christ meets people in motion.
Prayer of The Day
“Risen Lord, meet me on the road today. In my fear, in my joy, in my uncertainty, in my hope — step into my path and speak Your peace. Give me the courage to move toward You and the humility to worship when You appear. Amen.”
Daily Note
The Resurrection is not just an event to believe in — it is a presence that meets us as we move. May the Risen Christ find you on the road today, steady your heart, and send you forward with courage and joy.
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