No Stone Too Heavy for the Risen Lord

Before the sun had even risen… before the city had awakened… before the world knew what was about to happen, something miraculous was already underway. The Gospels tell us that on the first Easter morning, a few faithful women who cared for Jesus made their way to His tomb. It was a tomb cut into solid rock, sealed with a massive stone.

Their hearts on that morning were heavy with grief. The tears of Good Friday were still fresh on their cheeks. They were still carrying the pain of loss, the sting of disappointment, the crushing weight of despair. It felt like the weight of the world was pressing down on their hearts like a heavy stone blocking out all hope.

And as they walked, they asked a question that many of us have asked in our own lives: “Who will remove the stone?” (Mark 16:1–3).

That stone looked like the end. It looked like the final chapter had been written, the story over. The One who had healed the sick, opened blind eyes, spoken words of life and hope, was now lying in a tomb, sealed behind a stone too heavy to move. The One who had lifted so many burdens was now buried beneath one Himself.

Who would remove the stone? We ask that question ourselves, don’t we?  In our world today, it’s easy to feel the weight of our struggles pressing down like heavy stones.  We carry burdens of worry, fear, disappointment, and regret.  

Life has a way of piling these stones at the entrance of our hearts, sealing away the light, the joy, and the peace we so desperately seek. We look at these stones and wonder: “How will they ever be moved?  It’s impossible to move something so heavy!”

But the message of Easter is clear: The power of Christ’s resurrection is here to roll away every stone that weighs down your soul.  

No matter how impossible your circumstances seem, God will roll away your stones—if you go toward Him.  He brings life where there is death; hope where there is despair; light where there is darkness. We may ask: “Who will remove this stone?”  But Christ answers: “I did. And I will.”

Happy Easter, everyone. Let the power of the Risen Lord transform your life today and always.

Christ is risen from the dead!

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With prayers and blessings,

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan