Easter Day

 21st April, 2019

Gospel Reflection

“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” – Martin Luther

We have all heard many sermons on Easter proclaiming that the resurrection teaches us that we here and now are able to rise above the pit falls and tragedies in our lives.  We can live into new resurrected life here on this earth.  This is a commendable message, and is not only to be remembered but actually lived.  However, Jesus’ resurrection is more than a metaphor for our lives today.  It is indeed a metaphor, but more.  If Jesus himself did not actually rise from the dead, he is no better than the many would be messiahs in history, who have come and gone.   They may or may not have been holy people.  Their ideas may still profitably live on.  But where are they?  It is irrelevant whether Jesus experienced a physical resurrection or a spiritual one.  There is evidence in the bible for each interpretation.  (see any of the 4 Gospel  accounts of the resurrection, and also 1 Corinthians 15:42-47)  We certainly don’t want to belittle death.  Jesus and all of us really do die.  But somehow even this final tragedy is overcome.  So let’s go back to where we started.  If physical death can be conquered, certainly the death of whatever lose we go through in life can also be surmounted.  Sometimes we find ourselves focusing on the hurts and losses of the past.   Other times we find ourselves focusing on problems that do not yet exist.  This is the all too common disease called worry.  At these times we will hear the words of the two men at the tomb “Why do you look for the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5)

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