The church is still celebrating Easter… are you? The idea of new life emerging from what was thought to be dead is so amazing that it takes us all a while to wrap our heads around it. For that reason this upcoming Sunday (April 27th) is the 6th of 7 weeks the church sets aside to celebrate Easter. I encourage you to take a moment and ponder the precious wonder of new life, in any of its myriad of forms, as part of your celebrations this Easter season.
I took the above photo at the garden tomb in Jerusalem, one of the reputed burial sites of Jesus. The photo is a bit dark, making the sign it difficult to read, but the sign on the door says, “He is not here - for he has risen” I wouldn’t have noticed the sign on the door, but we were there at closing time and they were locking up. I was immensely touched by this sign because the group I was with had just been hearing about the disputes over where the actual tomb of Jesus was. Hearing about the disputes brought me no clarity as to what the actual spot was and for that reason I appreciated the sign. It reminded me that the most important thing was not the burial but the risen life which followed. Happy Easter!
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