Happy Easter! Easter is too big a celebration to be contained to one day, so the church year gives it an entire season lasting seven weeks. I find this extended Easter season helpful because sometimes it takes quite a while for the miracle of new life and abundant joy to sink deeply into our heads and hearts. So please don’t think Easter is finished as you put your Easter dress back in the closet, pack up your Easter bonnet, or finish the last of the chocolate eggs. You can go to church in the coming weeks and still appropriately greet people with a cheery “Happy Easter!”
This photo of a first century Jewish tomb in Israel was taken in the summer of 2004. The tomb is now just by the side of the road. I took the picture while traveling in the Middle East with a group of seminary students on the Middle East Travel Seminar.
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