THE EMPTY TOMB

We have just gone through the three holiest days of the Catholic Church, and the tomb of Jesus is empty. There is something about the contents of the tomb you might not know. In the Jewish tradition the master of the house would eat a meal and if he got up from the table and wadded up his napkin the servants knew the master was finished. If the master got up and folded up his napkin and placed it on the table the servants knew the master was not finished and would return. Jesus was called Master by his disciples; he celebrated His Passover a day earlier than the Jewish Passover. It started first with the washing of the feet, the last supper, his arrest in the garden, his trials and crucifixion, and burial. When He rose from the dead, Jesus folded up the burial cloth that was around his head and placed it off to the side. It means I am not done, and I will return. We have this little display under the altar of our church, with the napkin neatly folded. Be sure to look at the empty tomb and ponder on the cloth. Jesus will be back; do you believe this?