Easter Reflection

Each of the gospels share the story of Jesus’ resurrection in different ways.  There are differences in who is present at the tomb on that first Easter morning, differences in how and when Jesus appears (if he appears at all), and differences in how he is recognized by those who loved him and knew him best.  These conflicting resurrection narratives are a blessing.   They free us to be less concerned with historical facts, allowing us to turn our focus on what the resurrection means for our lives as individuals and, perhaps more importantly, as a community.  As Christians, we don’t take death as a final answer.  As one commentator writes, “We are a  people who add two more dots after the empire’s period,” turning that period into an ellipsis.  Death could not contain Christ and it cannot contain us.  On Sunday, we will declare that Christ has risen from the grave and he continues to rise each day within us as we walk as he walked and serve as he served.

Photo: a single daffodil plant grows and blooms among dead and dormant foliage in early spring.