Resurrection comes again and again

Dear Friends,

For our friends in Orthodox traditions, this is Easter Monday. That in global Christendom Easter comes not once but twice feels a good metaphor for resurrection itself. Resurrection is not a one-time only occurrence bound by our own calendar; resurrection comes again and again, in different ways and at different times, over and over, for all of us. Perhaps you too are feeling this to be an Easter Monday. Or maybe you’re looking forward to resurrection still to come.

This got me to thinking about how we’re all marking time these days, and of the Holy Days and holidays we use to signify what we value and who we celebrate. February is Black History Month, March is Women’s History Month, April is National Poetry Month. In May we celebrate mothers (on the 9th) and those who have died while serving in our armed force (the 31st). We’ll also mark a National Day of Prayer (the 6th), maybe you’re making tacos and guacamole on Wednesday (Cinco de Mayo), and we’ll wear read to rejoice at the coming of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost is the 23rd). I’m excited for all of it!

In the living of these days—the living of these resurrection days—there are so many things to celebrate and so many people to lift up with words of gratitude and appreciation. This isn’t just Easter as a day or days on a calendar, but Easter as a way of life, of celebrating resurrection in all its myriad ways and diverse relationships. Resurrection continues to be all around us, in holidays and ordinary days, and in every way there is a chance to make today a holy day.

May your day be holy and true. May your faith continue to grow in the signs of resurrection all around.

Peace to you,
Pastor Will