We come to a similar situation in our text. On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James along with some other women made their way to the tomb of Jesus. I don’t know if there was any early morning fog, but it appears that these women were in an emotional and spiritual fog. They had expected to find Christ defeated. They did not realize that Christ had defeated death and sin and Satan. When they arrived at the tomb with their spices prepared to anoint the body of Jesus, they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. When they entered, they did not find the body of Jesus. And then, I suppose, they went into an even greater fog. The text tells us that they were “perplexed.” In fact, they were “greatly perplexed.” They were entirely at a loss. They could not understand why the tomb was empty. Then they saw two men standing beside them in shining garments – angels. The women were afraid – as we would be. The angels spoke to them. “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” Excellent question - the answer is obvious. They did not have a clue about a number of things Jesus had taught them. What a great question to ask them. “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” Those who went to the tomb that morning didn’t understand Christ’s place. To them, all was lost and that is why they were seeking the living among the dead.

A father was reading the Sunday paper and wishing not to be disturbed by his little girl. He cut up a map of the world and gave it to her. He told her to put it together ... thinking that it would keep her occupied so that he could read the paper in peace. It wasn’t long before she returned with it and every piece was in place. Her father was very surprised and asked her how she did it. “You don’t know anything about geography.” She replied, “There was a picture of Jesus on the other side and I knew when I had Jesus in the right place, the whole world would be all right.” For those women going to the tomb that Sunday morning and for the disciples huddled together behind closed doors, the world was a confused puzzle. They were grieving and hurt and lacked understanding. The reason for it was that they had Jesus in the wrong place. Once they put Jesus in His rightful place, their world would come together and make sense. Let’s make sure that we have put Jesus in the right place in our lives. When we do, what we know about Him and what He did for us comes together and makes sense.