Joy in a Locked Room
John 20:20 (NRSV)
"He showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord."
It's the evening of the first Easter Sunday, and the disciples have the doors locked. Why? They fear the authorities. Their teacher had been arrested at night and executed in public, and everybody in Jerusalem knew who his followers were.
It shouldn't have been a surprise. Mary had come running that morning saying, "I have seen the Lord." Peter and John had found the tomb empty. And Jesus told them it would happen. They locked the door anyway.
I'm not going to lay any guilt on them —…
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