Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me

Good morning. We left John at the entrance of the tomb, stooping and looking in. “Shy” Peter then arrives following John, and enters the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there. So the other disciple, John, who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. It does not say whether or not Peter believed. For as yet they did not understand the scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. So the disciples went away again to their own homes. I’m not exactly sure what it means by their own homes. They were originally from Galilee and would not have had homes in Jerusalem. Perhaps it means the homes where they were staying while in Jerusalem. Apparently, they were not staying in the upper room, or it would have said so. But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped (just like John) and looked into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. And they said to her, woman, why are you weeping? Normally when angels appeared to people, they told the people to not be afraid. It seems reasonable then to assume that Mary did not realize that they were angels, but thought that they were just two men. Then too, it does not say that Mary entered the tomb, but that she simply stooped and looked into the tomb. Even though it was beginning to get light outside, it would’ve still been dark inside. Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him. The manner in which she talked to them seems to confirm that she thought they were just two men. Wouldn’t it have been a bit strange to see two men sitting inside an empty tomb? I think I would have been questioning them about why they were there. Father help the reader to have a great day. Show him/her how to let You to shine forth in all he/she does.