To John, our Gospel writer, the Good News of Jesus Christ begins not with a baby in a manger, but from the very beginning of creation. You can tell by the way John begins his gospel: "In the beginning was the word."
The first three words echo the creation story from the book of Genesis, and John was very intentional about starting with those words. John sees the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ taking its roots in the beginning of creation.
"What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it." (John 1:4-5)
Let us hear once again how John chose to tell the story of New Creation. "Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark..."
Can you hear echoes of the creation story from Genesis? "In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep..."
John's gospel tells us that because it was the day of preparation for the sabbath, the body of Jesus was taken from the cross and placed in a garden tomb. John goes on to tell us how Mary Magdalene - mournful, broken-hearted, and fear-stricken - returned to the place she last saw her friend and teacher, while it was still dark. But as soon as Mary Magdalene saw that the stone which covered the tomb had been removed, her first reaction was to fear the worst; that the body of Jesus had been stolen.

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