Last year (2007) at the Good Friday service, my pastor challenged us to meditate over Friday night and Saturday about what it would be like to be in Jerusalem after Jesus died, keeping in mind that during those two days people did not yet know the rest of the story, that Jesus would rise from the dead. I took him up on that challenge, and wrote from four different points of view: Mary (the sister of Jesus' friend Lazarus), the apostle Peter, an anonymous bystander, and a Roman soldier who was at the crucifixion. Here is what I wrote: AFTER JESUS DIED Mary (Lazarus' sister) What a Passover this has been! Martha and I have had so much preparation to do. This year’s celebration meant so much more than in the past. We’ve had so many blessings! When our brother Lazarus died, we hoped Jesus would be there to say good-bye before we had to bury him. Those two had always been such good friends. Martha and I even sent someone to find Jesus to tell him that Lazarus was dy...