Pastor Lynette spoke at the sunrise service today
We read Mark 16:1-8 after we did pray
For Jesus three women had lots and lots of love
They had cared for the needs of the one from above
To complete His anointing they went to His tomb
Worried as the rock could not be pushed by a broom
But when they arrived, the stone had been moved
God’s awesome might had once again been proved
Entering the tomb, the focus was on that unseen
Where was their beloved Jesus the Nazarene?
They were comforted by an angel of the Lord’s
“Don’t be alarmed” were his first words
Pastor Lynette then to us did proceed to tell
That the words are relevant for us as well
We should let our heart’s burden be rolled away
Like the tombstone was that first Easter Day
For Jesus is not trapped in the tomb
And we have no reason to fear the doom
The stone was not rolled away to let Jesus out
But to let us in, of that have no doubt
So don’t let the stone stop us from being blessed
If we know God’s plan, let Him do the rest
Just as Jesus promised, He did return
So we should be confident, we did learn
From Matthew 28:20 Jesus’ words we did read
“I will be with you always”, especially in times of need
For Jesus keeps His promises – always has, always will
Unlike humans, His failure rate is nil
What lies ahead of us we cannot foresee
To prepare the way, Jesus went ahead to Galilee
That is in keeping with John 10 verse 11
He is our good shepherd, sent down from heaven
Despite uncertainties, it is Jesus we should trust
Having confidence in Him for Christians is a must
The angel wanted the women the disciples to tell
So the disciples would know that all was well
“Trembling and bewildered”, the women were afraid
Despite the opportunity being of front of them laid
Our world is filled with darkness and pain
We must share the good news again and again
For if comforted and confident we are
Our commitment should take us far
The empty tomb was found early at the start of the week
Symbolic of the new beginning that we need to seek
From Jesus we get promises to conquer our fears
“Not adding years to our life, but life to our years”
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