Go and Tell My Brothers

Matthew 28; 1 Thessalonians 1-3 

“So, the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. ‘Greetings,’ he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.’”

Matthew 28:8-10

Was it a coincidence that the first people to meet the resurrected Christ were women?

These women were disciples of Jesus whose faithfulness and devotion were rewarded. Peter and John testified to an empty tomb, but they had not yet seen Jesus. It was the two Marys who brought the word from Jesus to the apostles that they were to travel back to Galilee where Jesus would meet with them. The first instructions from the resurrected Christ came through women. The great commission came to us because sisters in Christ were faithful in that first assignment.

Are we now going to limit the participation of our sisters in living out this great commission?

The call to make disciples of all nations requires the whole Church sharing the whole Gospel with the whole world.

“Lead us forward Lord, with grace, humility, and great courage, for your glory.”