"It
seemed to them an idle tale." Pastor Kyle looked up the Greek for
"idle tale" and loosely translated it means BS, if you'll pardon my
Greek. There are some who still think of it that way but you can hardly blame
them given the lack of evidence to the contrary. But then the idle BS doesn't
stop Peter from rushing out to see for himself so I guess even disbelief looks
for proof. For Peter and the rest who will listen to his version of the idle
tale the linen cloths lying by themselves is more than the mind can comprehend,
which is what amazement means in every language. I think in some ways amazement
is better than acceptance and if I could I would go back to a time when the
resurrection was more than I could believe - not an idle tale mind you - but
something so extraordinary that I might tremble at the thought of it. Maybe
when my time comes to enter this story more fully, when my seeking the living
among the dead is personal, resurrection will be beyond belief and not
something I simply state as a fact of faith. In the meantime I seek to be
surprised by a resurrection that is more than just a familiar (but not idle)
tale.
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