"The angel asked them, 'What are you doing here? This is a tomb and tombs are for dead people.'
The women couldn't speak.
'Jesus isn't dead anymore! he said. 'He's alive again!'
And their hearts leapt. And then the angel laughed with such gladness that they felt, for a moment, as if they had woken from a nightmare...
...And it seemed to her [Mary] that morning as she ran, almost as if the whole world had been made anew, almost as if the whole world was singing for joy– the trees, tiny sounds in the grass, the birds... her heart.
Was God really making everything sad come untrue? Was he even making death come untrue? She couldn't wait to tell Jesus's friends. 'They won't believe it!' She laughed."
-Sally Lloyd-Jones, The Jesus Storybook Bible
The women couldn't speak.
'Jesus isn't dead anymore! he said. 'He's alive again!'
And their hearts leapt. And then the angel laughed with such gladness that they felt, for a moment, as if they had woken from a nightmare...
...And it seemed to her [Mary] that morning as she ran, almost as if the whole world had been made anew, almost as if the whole world was singing for joy– the trees, tiny sounds in the grass, the birds... her heart.
Was God really making everything sad come untrue? Was he even making death come untrue? She couldn't wait to tell Jesus's friends. 'They won't believe it!' She laughed."
-Sally Lloyd-Jones, The Jesus Storybook Bible
Happy Easter!
6 comments:
That's probably my very favorite line in the Jesus Storybook Bible...brings tears to my eyes every time. What a promise. :)
Oh I just love that. Gorgeous pictures too. :)
Happy Easter! These photos are too cute, all love each of those little cuties so very much. Hugs and kisses from NZ!
rothat bible makes me cry all the time! we read it last week several times, and, i cried each time! love to your family, friend!!
We love that Bible. It's so simple yet so profound. The pictures of your kids are precious!
We love that Bible. It's so simple yet so profound. The pictures of your kids are precious!
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