What does it take to rise from the dead?  

Here are my reflections from Easter Sunday. Enjoy.

Happy Easter! On this morning, when the daylight is returning and the days have become warmer, when flowers begin to bloom and trees put out their first leaves; when the earth is coming back to life after a dreary winter; we hear the amazing news that Jesus has risen from the dead! And since Jesus the Christ has conquered death, we too know that we need not fear the ending of our mortal lives. It is a great day for celebration, and a great day to consider the ways in which we, too, metaphorically rise from the dead. Through all of the changes in our lives, Christ is there to reassure us that after every loss, after every little death, there will be new life.

This is our faith! However, this morning’s reading from the Gospel of Mark reminds us that resurrection might be… a little scary, a little hard to believe.