Christ's first work on earth after His resurrection was to convince His disciples of His undiminished love and tender regard for them. To give them proof that He was their living Saviour, that He had broken the fetters of the tomb, and could no longer be held by the enemy death; to reveal that He had the same heart of love as when He was with them as their beloved Teacher, He appeared to them again and again. He would draw the bonds of love still closer around them. Go tell My brethren, He said, that they meet Me in Galilee.

Det første, Kristus gjorde efter sin opstandelse, var at overbevise sine disciple om sin uformindskede kærlighed og inderlige omhu for dem. For at give dem et bevis på, at han var deres levende Frelser, at han havde brudt gravens lænker og ikke mere kunne holdes i fangenskab af den fjende, som var døden; for at åbenbare, at han havde den samme hjertets kærlighed, som da han vandrede med dem som deres elskede lærer, viste han sig atter og atter for dem. Han ville knytte dem endnu stærkere til sig med kærlighedens bånd. Han sagde: Gå hen og fortæl mine brødre, at de skal se mig i Galilæa!