There is a small detail in the empty tomb most people miss that I love going back to over and over.

In John 20, the scene unfolds quietly.
No grand announcement. No dramatic spectacle.
Just an open tomb, early in the morning,
and a few careful observations.

John records what he saw.
The linen cloths were lying there.
And then, almost in passing,
he adds something easy to overlook,
The face cloth, once wrapped
around Jesus’ head, was folded
and placed separately.

It’s the kind of detail we might read past.
Small. Unnecessary, it seems.
And yet, John chose to include it.

Why?

Jewish burial practices treated death with finality.
Bodies were wrapped tightly in linen,
layered with spices, sealed in a tomb.
It was not something undone.

And if this had been a grave robbery,
the scene would not look like this.
No thief takes time to unwrap a body.
No one carefully folds cloth
in the middle of stealing.

There is no sign of disorder here.
No panic. No haste. No disruption.

Only quiet arrangement.

The cloths are there.
The face covering is set apart.
Everything is… composed.

This is not what we expect from an empty grave.
But it is exactly what we should expect
from Jesus as John has shown Him.

Throughout the Gospel,
He is never overtaken.
He is never forced.

He lays down His life willingly.
And He has authority to take it up again.

Even here, especially here,
that authority remains.

The resurrection is not an escape from death.
It is not a rushed departure.

It is deliberate.

The folded cloth does not shout.
It does not demand attention.
But it quietly speaks,
This was finished.

Not abandoned.
Not interrupted.
Finished.

What began at the cross with
“It is finished” did not end in chaos.
It carried through the tomb,
with the same calm,
the same control,
the same intention.

The empty tomb is not the aftermath of confusion.
It is the evidence of completion.

And in that stillness, in that order, we see it clearly,
This was not chaos followed by correction.
It was completion followed by calm authority.

~Undaunted Disciple

And He who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Romans 8:27

Some days faith is not bold or loud. It is not having all the answers or feeling strong.

Sometimes faith is simply whispering, “Jesus, help me,” and reaching for His hand again.

If that is all you can do today, it is enough. He will not let go of you. ☕️
~Coffee With My Father~

As the long shadows cast by a rapidly setting sun disappear...

As the last glimmer of light sinks below the horizon....

The world is getting darker each day !

The sun is setting ....

But The Son is coming...

Jesus Christ...Get Ready!

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying,“I am the light of the world.

Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”.   John 8:12.   

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Luke 8:15 KJV
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself. But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not
consumed one of another. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not
fulfill the lust of the flesh.”
Galatians 5:14-16 KJV