Again, I see in the actions of these women a faithfulness to Jesus that must have been pleasing to God. They spend their money to buy spices so that they can anoint Jesus' body. They rise early in the morning, as soon as they are free to do so, and go to the tomb.
But the main point of this passage is not their faithfulness. The main point here is that Jesus rose from the dead! The stone was rolled away from the tomb. Jesus' body was gone! A young man was sitting there, telling the women that Jesus was alive! He even gave them instructions to tell the disciples, especially mentioning Peter, to head for
Mark indicates that the women's initial response was fear so great that they did not tell the disciples. They were confused, and didn't immediately tell anyone that Jesus was alive, probably not sure themselves whether to believe this young man.
But the rest is history. Over the course of the next forty days, Jesus appeared to many people, convinced His disciples that He was alive, taught them again about the necessity of His death, and left them a mission to proclaim the good news of salvation in His name to all people everywhere.
That task is still before us. Because He lives.
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