Advent and Easter

On the first day of the week,
Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,
and we do not know where they put him.”
So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.
They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter
and arrived at the tomb first;
he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.
When Simon Peter arrived after him,
he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,
and the cloth that had covered his head,
not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple also went in,
the one who had arrived at the tomb first,
and he saw and believed.

I was surprised to read today's gospel reading. It is the empty tomb reading from lent. We just read about the birth of Jesus and in today's reading we fast forward to His death and resurrection. The contrast is striking. The Word made visible in the form of baby Jesus and the empty tomb suggesting that Jesus was able to conquer death itself.  Helplessness contrasting with the Son of God's sovereign power. What is the deeper meaning here?  That God is present in my life in the most unexpected ways, even where I might least expect Him. I am at my best when I see God in the weak and vulnerable.