Power

"They say there is no resurrection," Mark 12:18.

Says who? The Sadducees. Big Jewish denomination, powerful political influencers. Anyway. Here's their proof against resurrection: There was this woman, see, who married seven brothers in turn - they kept dying on her one after the other - but she never had a kid. She finally dies, too. Then they all get resurrected. Now, Jesus, tell us, whose wife is she? (That's it. Yeah. That was their best argument.) Jesus answers: You're a bunch of ignorants. You don't know. Don't know the Scriptures. Don't know God's power. (How is it that we humans, as smart as we are, keep on making boldly confident assertions about stuff we're clueless about, without even understanding what we're saying about it?)

Humbly, we meet with a brother or sister today seeking forgiveness for our arrogance. And on our knees together we give thanks to the only wise God powerful to make the dead live again.