Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 16:9-13
by: Jo Anne Kandel.
Some writers believe that the role of the women in the discovery of the empty tomb illustrates that women in general have a special place in Christian ministry. While these particular women were very special to Jesus, it seems more likely that they were just practicing one of the mundane tasks that women are historically expected to do. In the process of simply caring for the body of Jesus, they were in the right place at the right time to encounter the angel of God and hear the good news.