Dawn

Matthew 28:1 (NIV)

1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

After the Holy Day was past, the light of the world begins to shine forth into the darkness that had held creation tightly in its grip for so long. The beginning of the end ensues on that first day. The women go to look at the tomb, but what they will find is beyond their expectations.

They travel in the light of dawn without complete understanding of the light that draws them. Just as the star appeared in the darkness of the night announcing His birth, so does the the dawn of the first day announce the light of His resurrection and life.