Therefore if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Just as a handful of women and disciples came early in the day to the garden tomb, so do Christians come out early on this Easter Sunday to find the empty grave. Let us try to recapture the original wonder, the original excitement they felt on that special day so long ago. Let us imagine that God is speaking directly to us this morning, down through the heavens and deep into our hearts, giving us the message of the morning light.

"You see how the stone has been rolled away," says the Lord our God, "and you wonder what it means. Behold, the old creation which I made for you has passed away, and now the new has come. See how much I loved the world, that I gave …