Start over at the beginning (Easter Day B) (Mark 16:1-8)

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One afternoon a few months ago, when the days were short and it was cold outside, I wanted to make my daughters smile—so I began singing one of my favorite childhood songs, “There’s a Hole in the Bucket.”