The women who will “keep watch” at the tomb are also hear at the cross. Notice that the text goes out of its way to specify that there were many women there, even naming some: the grand cohort of those named Mary. These are the women who had provided for him, his patrons, so to speak. The word here is diakoneo, from which we get the word “deacon.”
These women teach us, in a remarkable way, how to keep Good Friday:
+Look on! Perceive! (theoreo)
+Follow! (akoloutheo–where we get “acolyte” from)
+Serve! (diakoneo–be a deacon)
This is what the Cross of Christ is for us: a banner that commands our allegiance to the One that was crucified on it. Look! Follow! Serve!