An Idle Tale

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened. Luke 24:1-12 

An Idle Tale

Dear God of doubters and believers
we stand staring at the emptiness
wondering whether life returns
there seems no happy end in sight.

We have lived through Holy Week
yet for many it is still Good Friday
the horrors and fears surround us
while leaders only worry about money.

We falls to our knees trembling
terrified we pray as pandemic spreads
all of our all ways and tools useless
we are exhausted from ring to learn.

Help us to look for you among the living
give us strength to run with zeal again
help us to be the heart and hands here
of your divine and living present love. Amen