Joshua 10:1-43; Isaiah 7:1-8:4; Luke 23:47-24:12
When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. John 20:20 NKJV
There is a mixture of sadness and gladness when we meet to remember the Lord. So too for His followers then. On resurrection morning, Mary wept, till He called her name, and she clung to Him for joy. Later two disciples walked home and were sad, till they recognized Him, and their heart burned within! That evening the disciples were hiding, and Jesus came and stood in their midst! They saw His wounds and must have been sad, but when they heard His voice and saw His face, they were glad. —Rex Trogdon
O what gladness! No more sadness,
Sin nor care, sin nor care. —Miss C. A. Wellesley, Henry Bennett