From Death to Life

This morning, on Easter Sunday, I was aimlessly scrolling through Facebook— I came across a familiar organisation’s Easter message. I’ve seen their posts many times before, but today, something struck me differently.

It hit me, really hit me: Jesus actually rose from the dead.

We hear it every year. We sing about it, read about it, talk about it. But how often do we let the reality of that miracle sink into our hearts?

Too often, the news that grabs our hearts is bad news—the death of a loved one, or the name of someone we’ve grown familiar with who has now passed. In those moments, we feel the weight of loss, the ache of emptiness, and the sting of finality. But today is different.

Mary Magdalene went to Jesus’ tomb in that same place of grief. She was downcast, heartbroken, and expecting to find a lifeless body. She had watched the horror of the crucifixion unfold. She felt the raw pain we all feel when someone close to us dies.

But then—the tomb was empty.

At first, she didn’t understand what had happened. It didn’t make sense. Her mind was still in the space of mourning. But then Jesus came. He spoke her name. He was alive. And in that moment, her sorrow turned into joy. Her confusion became clarity. She ran to tell the others—she became the bearer of the best news the world has ever received. The first evangeliser.

And here’s the part that gives me goosebumps: Easter Sunday doesn’t just celebrate one person’s resurrection. Jesus rose from the dead so we, too, can rise.

Jesus conquered death so that bad news can become good news. Just imagine if this event occured Win the 21st century. This news would be breaking news on the TV, in newspapers, on all the social media coverage. It is something that we can never fully comprehend.

Jesus has given the hope that a time that once felt like the end is now just the beginning. In Him, news of someone's passing can turn into the promise of someone’s resurrection.

Today, I’m amazed. Not just because of what happened all those years ago—but because it still matters, it still transforms, it still gives hope.

He is risen. He is truly risen indeed. And because of that, we are never without hope.