Christ is Risen. He is Risen, Indeed

To strengthen our faith  in the resurrection reality, let us - and I include especially the doubtful and uncertain, even the scoffers- stand once more in spirit before the rock-hewn grave in Joseph's garden, where the broken seal, the removed stone, the prostrate Roman guard, the empty tomb, the discarded burial shroud, the white robed angel with his announcement, "He is not here but risen!" (Matt. 28:6) all combine to impress us with the holy, heavenly truth that Jesus, God's Son and the world's Savior, has eternally defeated death for himself and for all humankind.