In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?" - Luke 24:5
In their fright? Does that seem like a weird emotion? Surprise? Awe? Excitement? But they were scared.
Scared because they had never seen lightning clothes before? Scared because they had random angels just pop up out of nowhere? Scared because their Savior was gone? Scared because they thought something bad was about to happen?
And their reaction to fear is to bow in submission. Now, I am not sure if that says something about how women were "supposed" to act in those times. But, what if that was our reaction. Fear = submission. What if, whenever we were afraid, we just went to God and said, "You are in control"? Instead of trying to analyze why, instead of trying to "man up", instead of trying to pretend it's not there - just give it over to You.
Nicely played ladies.
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