Rise Up: "While It's Still Dark" John 20: 1-18 There is something about this version of the resurrection that is not found in any of the other accounts. John has Mary arriving at the tomb, "while it was still dark". This means that God did his best work in raising Jesus, not by the light of Easter morning, but while it was dark. We don't wait for some glorious moment in the future to rise up and be the church, but we rise up while it's still dark, so we can bring the light.