The Day After Easter
I don’t know about you, but the day after Easter needs to be a day of rest. Last week was full of events and services that all culminated with a celebration on Sunday morning. Energy was building all throughout the week. Our Palm Sunday service went great and set the tone for a wonderful week. Last Sunday night we simply read through the events of Passion week. On Wednesday our youth celebrated a traditional Passover meal. Our Good Friday service directed our focus to the cross. Then on Sunday morning our focus was drawn to the power of the resurrection and a new understanding of the cross. The time, energy, and emotional toll taken from last week can truly be felt on the day after Easter.
However, even though I feel emotionally and physically spent, there is a comfort and strength within me. Today, the power of the cross and resurrection are more real to me than ever before. On the first Easter Sunday when Jesus burst forth from the tomb his presence filled this world with power and love. We have the privilege of living in that love today. I am experiencing a joy in my exhaustion that can only come from Christ. I think that today I will rest in the power of the resurrection and let the love and power of Christ fill my soul again.
