Mark 16:1,2

Mark 16:1,2 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. Ladies usually have a tender heart and think about others people. They remember birthdays and anniversaries and remember to send thank you cards. These three ladies in our verses for today were tender as well. They knew about death, burial, and dead bodies and what needed to be done to bury them properly. And that’s why they were coming to the tomb. They had loved Jesus while He was alive, and they were going to do what they could to show respect for His dead body. These ladies were brave. They hadn’t deserted Jesus as the disciples had. They stayed right there at the cross the whole time and watched Jesus die. And they weren’t afraid to be seen taking care of the body of Jesus either. They needed to put some more burial spices on Jesus, but during the Sabbath day, they couldn’t. Jewish law didn’t permit them to walk any further than an eighth of a mile. Jewish law didn’t permit them to carry anything or to do any work. But it was early in the morning on Sunday, and they were free to finish their grim work. I am sure that they were sad as they had gathered all of the spices together at the house. I am sure they shed tears and exchanged understanding hugs as they walked to the tomb. To the Jews, Sunday wasn’t special. It was just the first day of the work week. But these ladies were in for a wonderful surprise. They thought that they were going to anoint a dead body, but unbeknown to them, Jesus had risen! His body wasn’t there to be anointed! He was alive! Sunday would no longer be just the first day of the week. Sunday would be resurrection day! It would be Easter Sunday!