"What if the Easter story doesn't end the way you think it does?
In the Gospel of Mark — the earliest written account of Jesus' life — the resurrection narrative ends with three women running from an empty tomb in fear. No joyful reunion. No doubting Thomas. No beach breakfast with Peter. Just trembling, bewilderment, and silence. Most scholars believe Mark ended his Gospel right there — on purpose. It's such a jarring cliffhanger that Christians have been trying to fix it for two thousand years.
But what if that ending is exactly what we need? What if Mark left a blank page at the end of the story because we're supposed to fill it ourselves?
In this Easter message from Mark 16:1–8, we unpack why the most ""unfinished"" version of the resurrection might be the most relevant one for anyone sitting in church today still carrying fear, doubt, or unanswered questions. Easter faith isn't the absence of those things. Easter faith is fearfully following — obeying a risen Jesus who has already gone ahead of you into whatever comes next. The women trembled and ran. Peter denied and wept. And then they turned the world upside down. Not happily ever after — but something far better.
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