Beautiful Feet: Why Easter Sends Us Into the World
Apr 8, 2026 8543
Mary Magdalene wants to hold on. Of course she does. But Jesus gently redirects her. Don’t cling to me – go and tell.
And she goes. Mary heralds the resurrection of Jesus to the disciples: “I have seen the Lord.”
Isaiah promised that those who receive beauty for ashes would become the rebuilders of ancient ruins – that the comforted would become the restorers. Mary is the first living proof of that promise. She arrives at the tomb broken, weeping, hopeless. She leaves with a message that would change the world.
This is where the Easter story leads. Not just to personal comfort, but to participation in something far larger – the restoration of all things. Those who encounter the risen Jesus are sent into the ruins of the world with beautiful news and, as Isaiah put it, beautiful feet.
READ JOHN 20:17-18
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