<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTm1T4qj0FHZscn2Wev2GJcdelxbOIIb9ASR4ZnBEc213TMvCCfAb1Ojt0dciz8Uc_xNedcafEojche7d3q6fRPL9vTWqZYYwl1kGJthw3D21cWdr8HTTmEyCim6A6iaJwyU2VkFmLixYKcbxEIKHc8sL3EYLVkdxWvlWg4EtdCl3ceL70pCI8Mg4Tgz0/s1187/Screenshot%202026-04-05%20122440.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1187" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTm1T4qj0FHZscn2Wev2GJcdelxbOIIb9ASR4ZnBEc213TMvCCfAb1Ojt0dciz8Uc_xNedcafEojche7d3q6fRPL9vTWqZYYwl1kGJthw3D21cWdr8HTTmEyCim6A6iaJwyU2VkFmLixYKcbxEIKHc8sL3EYLVkdxWvlWg4EtdCl3ceL70pCI8Mg4Tgz0/s320/Screenshot%202026-04-05%20122440.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The women walked away from the tomb with fear AND great joy.&nbsp; (Matthew 28:8)</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Life is often lived to the crossroads of fear and joy.&nbsp; Graduations, new jobs, diagnoses, pregnancies all give rise to both fears and joy.&nbsp; Easter as well brings both joy... but also comes with some fears too.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It is tough to live at this crossroads because our culture constantly pummels us with messages of fear.&nbsp; Like the soldiers at the tomb, we can become paralyzed be fear.&nbsp; Yet, the risen Christ comes to us and declares to us "Rejoice!"</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It turns out the one saying "Rejoice" isn't running away from the tombs or the problems of the world, but knows them -- knows them in his body -- and has overcome them.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;">A message for all those who find themselves living at the crossroads of fear and joy.</span>&nbsp;</p>