55 There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. 57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. (Matthew 27)
We've been talking about responsibility, and how we all have a tendency to make excuses and avoid responsiblity. It is seen in how everyone abandoned Jesus on His way to and through the cross. But there were a small group of truly faithful friends. This women had followed, and even sponsored the ministry of Jesus, always being there to serve in any way they could. They are there all the way to the tomb. These two "secret" followers of Jesus are also there to do what no one else would do - bury the dead, defiling themselves for the holy day. Am I the kind of person who will be there in the toughest of times? Will I do what no one else will do, taking on the responsibility nobody really wants?
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