蘿芳每個月的收入僅夠維持基本生活，而這個月的水電費高達一百美元，比往常高出許多。她告訴兒子：「別擔心，上帝會供應。」當天她收到弟弟傳來簡訊說：「蘿芳，妳總是鼓勵我，我想要感謝妳。去看妳的信箱，裡面有我寄給妳的東西。」那天下午，蘿芳在信箱裡看到了弟弟送她的禮物卡，面額一百美元。這是奇蹟嗎？或許對某些人來說並不是。但對蘿芳而言，這個「巧合」讓她感覺是個奇蹟。她總是可以期待這位永活的上帝供應她的需要。

她的看法突顯出耶穌復活的故事中的一個教導。安息日過後，有三個婦女買了香膏去墳墓那裡，要膏抹耶穌的身體。日出後，她們走到那裡，她們不是期待奇蹟而是開始煩惱：「誰給我們把石頭從墓門滾開呢？」（馬可福音16章1-3節）

這個問題隱含著讓人好奇的疑惑，尤其是這些婦女曾與耶穌同行並見證過祂的大能，其中包括抹大拉的馬利亞。但在那天早上，她們並沒有期待奇蹟，只是尋找耶穌的遺體。

然而，她們卻被告知：「祂已經復活了，不在這裡」（6節）。這個宣告說明了，這位永活的耶穌有奇蹟般的復活大能，這是我們可以期待的。祂如今仍然活著，當我們面對需要挪開的「沉重石頭」時，祂會與我們同在並且幫助我們。祂不在墳墓裡，祂確實已經復活了！

At one hundred dollars, Loretta’s utility bill was much higher than usual. “But the Lord will provide,” she told her son. That same day she received a text from her youngest brother: “Loretta, you’re always encouraging me, and I want to thank you. Look in your mail for something from me.” That afternoon in her mail, she found a gift card from her brother for one hundred dollars. A miracle? Not to some, perhaps. To Loretta, however, the “coincidence” felt miraculous. She always expects the living God to provide for her.

Her outlook highlights a lesson in the resurrection story of Jesus. After the Sabbath, three women bought spices to anoint Jesus’ body in the tomb. But walking there after sunrise, the women expected not a miracle but a problem: “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” (Mark 16:1-3).

Embedded in their question was a curious doubt, especially from these women—including Mary Magdalene—who had traveled with Jesus and witnessed His power. All of them, however, were looking that morning for a dead Jesus.

Instead, “He has risen! He is not here,” they were told (v. 6). That declaration explains what we can expect from the living Jesus: His miraculous resurrection power. He is alive. When we face “heavy stones” that need moving, He will be with us and help us. He’s not in a tomb. He is risen, indeed!