There are few things harder than leaving a loved one at the grave in which they will be buried. Walking away leaves such a sense of finality and loss. Can you imagine the heartbreak of Joseph and Nicodemus as they leave Jesus' body at this place of death? How many shattered dreams and hopes did they place in that tomb with the one they hoped was Israel's Savior? Gather it into your heart; Jesus died and was placed in a tomb! Jesus, who was God come in human flesh, is claimed by the mortality that will claim each of us. What unbelievable love for God to share our mortal plight in such a personal way!