EASTER 1998 (Jn 20:1-9): 23 March 2008 (Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord)
When you think about it, there are many things that aren’t quite right with the Gospel story we just read. First of all, the tomb wasn’t supposed to be empty: Just three days ago, on the eve of the Sabbath, the corpse of a man, executed like a common criminal, was hurriedly buried there. And precisely to prevent the body from being stolen, the authorities had installed guards to stand by the heavy stone that sealed the tomb.