The church recognizing the power and presence of resurrection stretches the celebration of Easter for seven weeks. Resurrection is not just a promise after death but a reality in the midst of life.
If you feel as if parts of your life have been taken away and you wonder what is left to live for….
If you have walked away from what was once a holy part of who you really are and you are searching to recapture it . . .
If your heart has been broken by betrayal or sadness and you wonder if you’ll ever love again . . .
If you feel the weight of a burden that you struggle to bear . . .
If you’ve internalized messages born of hate or abuse that have led you to believe that you are less than a beloved child of God...
If you struggling with discouragement and disappointments that seem to follow one after another and wonder if you will ever know joy…..
It just might be that you are “poised for resurrection!” That has a positive ring to it, doesn’t it? No doubt, for all of us, that is arguably the best that can happen to us. Yet it is hard to believe in such goodness.
To be “poised for resurrection” means that a part of you has died. It means that you’ve lived through the death of something else; be it a dream, a way of life, someone or something you love. You’ve confronted grief and the weight of disappointment. You’ve let go of any illusion that life as you once knew it or hoped for is possible.
But in the midst of your pain and hurt, your despair and fear, you see a sign of God’s love opening up the tomb that is your spirit, that wall that imprisons your heart. That is when you are “poised,” and you can allow the love of God to raise you up. Whatever crosses you shoulder, whatever deaths you endure, this is the season of resurrection in all of our lives. May you know Easter not as a day, but as an attitude and gift all your life. We are all “poised for resurrection!”
Father Don
