Holy Week According to Matthew

As we read through the bible as a church, it's neat that on this 'holy week' we were able to read through Matthew's account of Jesus' crucifixion, death, and resurrection. Three thoughts:

• Matthew 26:69-75: I'm always struck with Peter's denial. We like to heap judgment on Peter for being a coward with his public denial of Jesus who was just arrested (and whom Peter was just with), and yet I deny Jesus so often with my words, my actions, and my lifestyle. Peter proves the hope of being Jesus' disciple in that the journey thankfully doesn't end with our (continual) denial.
• Matthew 27:52-53: It says here that before Jesus' resurrection, there was a much bigger resurrection, at least in terms of how many bodies come back to life? What's up with this? Why haven't we heard more about that?!?
• Matthew 28:17: The resurrected Christ appears to the disciples at Galilee, and while some worship him, some were doubtful. You have to enjoy the humanity that comes through in the scriptures. Here's Jesus, resurrected, scars and all, and while some of the disciples are worshipping him, others are still doubtful! He's right there, in front of them, and yet there are still doubts! I'm thankful that the life of following Jesus need not be one that has to have all of the answers all of the time, that has to be 100% sure about everything 100% of the time. If disciples doubted with the resurrected Christ right there, it seems fair to think that disciples 2000 years later will also have their doubts.