The Bible tells us that after Jesus arose from the dead, He walked on earth for 40 days. He appeared to His disciples, family, followers, and others. The Bible records that He appeared to over 500 people after His resurrection. That would have been awesome! But at first, after Jesus died and was buried, His disciples and other followers were devastated. Their Messiah was dead. He was gone. What were they going to do? Where would they go? The feeling of hopelessness had to be so great upon them. Their hopelessness probably felt worse during the morning of the first Easter. Some women had gone to Jesus' tomb to anoint His body. Upon their arrival, they found the tomb empty. After reporting this to the disciples, Peter and John ran to the tomb to see for themselves. I am sure they felt even more devastated and hopeless upon seeing that Jesus' body was gone. For the next few hours they were crushed. Despair engulfed them. But oh what a joy they must have felt when Jesus showed up in the midst of them! He was alive! He was there with them! He had arisen just like He said He would. And because Jesus was alive again, they had hope. Today, Jesus is still alive ... and we to have hope! We have hope in the resurrection of Jesus!