<p>16:10<i> She went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept</i>-The account of the disciples' response to the realisation of the resurrection shows perfectly how men will rise above every barrier, both within them and without, to speak the good news of what they now realise to be absolute truth. Mary, bashful ex-hooker that she was, &quot;went and told them that had been with him&quot;, the broken-down women &quot;with great joy... did run to bring his disciples word&rdquo;, those on the Emmaus road &quot;went and told it unto the residue&quot;, &quot;the other disciples <i>therefore</i>&rdquo;&nbsp;told Thomas, John told Peter &quot;It is the Lord&quot;, and finally they all &quot;went forth, and preached everywhere&quot; the news of the resurrection (Mt. 28:8; Mk. 16:10,13,20; Jn. 20:25; 21:7). The speed and spirit of the narrative pounds away at a major theme: The natural desire to tell others the Gospel of the Lord's resurrection. This same spirit of <i>urgently </i>passing on good news pervades the preaching recorded in Acts.</p><p>Note that the disciples are described as &quot;weeping&quot; for the loss of Jesus, the Greek word meaning specifically to weep aloud (Mk. 16:10). And yet the Lord appears to them in that state and upbraids them for not believing His words and for having <i>hard</i> hearts (Mk. 16:14). Faith is <i>so</i> crucial- and for all their<i> love </i>of Him, they didn't have much <i>faith </i>in Jesus. Are there similarities with ourselves? Do we on one hand love Him, and yet remain hard hearted to His words?</p>