Changeable feelings

Three days after Jesus died, Mary Magdalene went to the cave where He was buried. The huge stone covering the cave's opening had been moved away!

Mary Magdalene told Peter and another disciple, and they ran to the cave and looked inside. Jesus' body was gone! Jesus had risen from the dead.

Most kids don't like feeling angry, sad or scared. When you have those feelings, you're all uncomfortable; you want to feel happy again as fast as possible. If you're angry, sad or scared for a long time, you might even wonder when you'll ever feel good again.

That's how Jesus' friends felt in this week's Gospel (John 20:1-9) after He died on Good Friday. They'd been angry, sad and scared for a while before that, because people had been trying to hurt Jesus. Then, when Jesus was arrested and killed, His followers felt even worse! They must have wondered if they'd ever feel happy again.

What's interesting about feelings is that they change all the time. In one day, you can feel happy and sad and angry and happy again.

That's what happened to Jesus' friends: On Easter Sunday, they woke up feeling awful, knowing that Jesus had died and missing Him terribly. But then they went to the cave where He was buried and found out He had come back to life, just like He promised He would!

Their feelings must have changed in a minute. They went from feeling sad, angry and scared about losing their friend to happy and hopeful that He was back.

Usually, it takes longer for feelings to change. When you're sad, angry or scared, you probably won't feel better in just a minute. But the Gospel story shows that you will feel better sometime. Feelings always change!