2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 77

Mark leaves us hanging. No neat bow to tie up the story. No long series of appearances. Just an empty tomb, a message from an angel, and a group of women running away—afraid. It feels unfinished.

Some say the ending was lost. Others believe the early church understood the invitation: you know the rest of the story—now go and live it, go and tell it. Either way, Mark doesn’t let us stay comfortable as spectators. He pulls us into the story.

And it’s the women who lead the way. The same women who saw where Jesus was buried. The same women who stayed when others scattered. They knew exactly where to go. They weren’t confused. They weren’t guessing. They were committed. They came to finish what they started. But instead of a body… they found an empty tomb. And instead of closure… they were given a calling.

Yes, fear shows up. Mark is honest about that. But fear is not the end of their story. Because what begins in trembling becomes testimony. These women become the first witnesses to the resurrection—the first carriers of the good news that changes everything.

And that’s where this lands for us. We don’t just read the resurrection—we carry it. We don’t just hear the story—we tell it. The question isn’t whether the story continues. It does. The question is whether we’ll step into it.

Share the hope of the resurrection with at least one person today—through a conversation, a message, or an act of encouragement that points back to Jesus.