On Easter Sunday, the  confusion and grief of the disciples was apparent before encountering the Risen Lord. The Beloved disciple saw and believed. The term in the Greek  implies not just visual perception, but seeing with understanding or perceiving the spiritual significance of the empty burial wrappings, recognizing them as a sign of the resurrection, not grave robbery. Easter Sunday is the day of the new creation. At Easter, our faith reaches maturity through many struggles and doubts. Easter is a transition from fear to an immeasurable joy that can only come from the Risen One who has passed from death to life. The resurrection is God’s ultimate victory over sin and death, the physical and spiritual corruption of God’s people. By raising the dead, God overcomes all that harms and corrupts His people. Let us then live always as Easter people, knowing that our darkest days would soon be met with the light of the Resurrection.