Today is a day of waiting between Good Friday and Easter Day. Yesterday Christians gathered in churches at sombre services as we recalled the horror and brutality of Jesus’ execution on a hill outside Jerusalem. Fear abounds.

Tomorrow, we gather again. Some of our coastal churches will have an early service on their local beach to witness the new dawn of Easter, others will go up Beeston Bump or climb to the top of their church tower. We find ourselves in the company of those first disciples who went early on the third day to the tomb in a garden to anoint the body of Jesus. Joy abounds.

We will hear how some of the first witnesses of Jesus’ resurrection ran with fear and great joy to tell the other disciples. In our minds’ eye we can see them - arms........

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