Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go, tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
These words of Jesus are full of comfort and love: “Do not be afraid” sounds again as a message of the resurrection’s light, giving confidence and peace in place of fear. He makes the women the first messengers of the gospel, commanding them to pass the news on to his “brothers.” This phrase, “my brothers,” is the first time Jesus uses it after the resurrection, showing that people separated by sin are now united with him again. The words “go to Galilee” are not a sending away, but an invitation to a new meeting with the Lord, where he will reveal his victorious presence. This episode shows that the news of the resurrection gives birth to a new community, a brotherhood united in love and hope.