As we learned in last night's bible study, in John the disciples return to the upper room. They lock themselves inside out of fear. In that closed up space, Jesus comes to them.
This morning I was reading from Matthew. Here, after hearing the testimony of the two Mary's, the disciples go to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. There, Jesus meets them.
Differing endings allow us to reflect on the differing responses we have to the events of Easter. At times we go forth with courage to the places where Jesus has sent us. At other times we allow our fear to cause us to turn in on ourselves.
Rather than see these as two different stories, it may be helpful to see them as two views of the same story. Both are responses we have to the Easter events.
Each day - each moment - we can fluctuate between being too overwhelmed to speak and being the beacon of light upon the mountain top. Each day - each moment - we can live out John's recounting or we can be the disciples Matthew knows us to be.
What kind of day will you live? Today?
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