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Jesus said to the women, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." Mt 28:10 Dear People of Grace, The above passage from our Easter Sunday reading reminds us that the Easter message is one of ongoing action. Easter is not about looking for Jesus back at the tomb; nor is it about trying to find proof of him in the artifacts or diggings or even the buildings from long ago. Jesus waits for us out there – in our Galilee's. We are to look for him as we go about our lives in whatever place we are in, and we live in the expectation of encountering him daily. We also understand that Easter is not just a day – it is not merely an annual celebration of a long-ago miraculous event. It is a state of being. A state of expectant hope – hope that is born from the belief that the risen Lord lives in the here and now. The Easter message is meaningful to us only when we embrace it in our daily lives. Christ lives in the midst of us, and that is where we will find him. The resurrection is as much a miracle for us today as it was for the women to whom the above words were first spoken. So do not look for him among the dead; look for him in the world and people around you.
May your Easter season be blessed with the love and grace of the risen Lord.
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