The empty tomb still asks us one question today: Where is he?

The risen Christ seeks his people and fills their lives with new life through the resurrection.

This Easter homily reflects on the empty tomb in John 20:1 to 18 and the appearances of the risen Lord throughout that first Easter Day in Luke 24:13 to 35 and John 20:19 to 29. It shows how the disciples searched in confusion while the risen Christ came to them and revealed himself as Lord. The homily teaches that the stone rolled away to invite faith and witness, not to release Christ. It connects the Church’s Easter proclamation with the Prayer Book witness that Christ conquered death and opened eternal life to all believers. It invites the parish to look into the empty tomb with faith and receive the risen Christ who comes to meet his people and give them resurrection life.