Matthew 28:8-10 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, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
I find this passage troubling. The angel had just instructed these women witnesses of the risen Christ to go and tell His disciples what they had witnessed and where to go. Why does Jesus interrupt them, only to give them the same message, delaying them in their going and telling? Mixed emotions. Even though they were doing what they were told, they were doing so without full assurance: they had fear mixed with their joy. That is what Jesus wants to eliminate: the fear of witnessing. Why? Because eventually that fear will slow us down in our going and telling. We need to stop being afraid and start being more joyful in the message we have to share, and go and tell.
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