THEY HAVE TAKEN THE LORD

December 27, 2010

D A I L Y G O S P E L

Peter’s leadership role among the apostles shows us that it is not necessarily learning and understanding that make a good leader; God looks to other qualities as well when developing leaders. We need to be aware of this as we disciple and form the leaders of tomorrow in the Church.

John 20:1a, 2-8

1 On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene 2 ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” 3 So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. 4 They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; 5 he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. 6 When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, 7 and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. 8 Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed.