“Do not fear!” the messenger said to him. “Your prayers have been heard. The Maker of Life will give you and your wife a son. You will give him the name Gift of Goodwill (John).
“‘Little Horn (Cornelius),’ he said to me, ‘your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have risen like sweet-smelling smoke before the Great Spirit. He has remembered what you have done.
Eight days after the birth of their son, in keeping with the traditional cutting of the flesh ceremony, they named him Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the name given them by the spirit-messenger before the child was born.
“Do not fear!” the spirit-messenger said to the women. “The one you are looking for is not here. Creator Sets Free (Jesus), who was killed on the cross, has come back to life again—just as he said. Look! Here is where they laid him.
“Do not fear!” the young man said to them, “The one you are looking for is not here! Creator Sets Free (Jesus) from Seed Planter Village (Nazareth), who was killed on the cross, has returned to life. See for yourselves. Here is where they laid him.
He will bring great joy to you, and many people will be glad that he has been born.” The aroma of the sweet-smelling smoke filled the sacred lodge as the spirit- messenger continued.