How can someone be alive if an entire crowd watched him die? Three days after Jesus’ death, his friends encounter an empty tomb and a messenger announcing that he is alive. Jesus’ friends slowly start to understand that he is the rescuer to whom the story of Scripture points. They begin to share the same hope the resurrection offers us today: If God’s power is stronger than death, then nothing can separate us from his love. This Easter, may we see the promised Jesus alive in our midst and God's