Many women were there, watching from a distance… Matthew 27:55 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb. Matthew 27:61 During this sacred movement of Holy Week, the Gospel writers make a quiet yet powerful observation…the women were there. When the disciples scattered in fear, the women remained in faithful proximity. They stood at the cross while others stood at a distance. They watched where Jesus was laid. They returned to the tomb at dawn not with certainty, but with devotion. Women like Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bore witness to both suffering and…