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4 April 2010
Easter Sunday (April 4) Lenten Reflection
April 4, 2010
Choosing Resurrection A L L E L U I A ! A L L E L U I A ! A L L E L U I A!
Jesus Christ has risen today! Alleluia!
As we celebrate Resurrection, are we experiencing the joy this feast provides? What a paradox this feast is: out of the cross, an instrument of persecution, comes new life and God’s power over death. God can bring glory anywhere, at any time. So, certainly God can glorify the darkness and suffering in our lives, too. This is certainly GOOD NEWS, that my moments of loss, rejection, humiliation, and suffering can be transformed to resurrection. So do we choose Resurrection in those dark places of our lives, allowing God to remove the boulders that keep us in our self-made tombs? How do we put our trust in this power over suffering and death and choose resurrection in our lives?
In rock climbing, it’s called the “commitment move.” It’s the moment when you step off the secure rock ledge you are standing on to move a little higher. You commit your trust in what you’re tied to rather than what you’re securely standing on, and you step onto the unknown to continue your ascent; thus, trusting in Providence, we step into the unknown of our suffering and make our “commitment move” and CHOOSE RESURRECTION to “continue our ascent.” Our lifeline of Providence, in whom we place our trust, can conquer whatever obstacles stand in our way and scale whatever chasms threaten our safety. All we have to do is trust enough to make that “commitment move.” And then we will know fully the Joy of the Resurrection.
O Risen One, enable us to live as Resurrected beings in the midst of the world’s crosses. Give us the courage to make the “commitment moves” in our lives to bring about the Reign of God. May this Easter illuminate our lives with the light of your compassion, justice, and peace, enabling our lives to shout out alleluias as we choose and celebrate resurrection in our lives.
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