A Special Place

I have officiated at many funerals in my 30 plus years as a pastor. I have visited many grave sites. One out of all them stands out to me. It is the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem where Jesus was laid to rest on Good Friday. It was borrowed from Joseph of Arimathea. Someone said it was borrowed because Jesus would only need it for the weekend! The thing that is unique about this grave is that it is uninhabited- It is empty!

On one of my trips to Israel we had a "free" day to do what we wanted. A few of us went to the Garden Tomb. After walking around we sat and watched by the entrance as different groups from all over the world came in, one after another. There were Japanese people, people who spoke Spanish, and even some southern Americans. They came to see the place where their LORD once lay. In those words of the angel on that first Easter Sunday, "He is not here, He is Risen! Come see the place where they laid Him."

That is the Good News!