Christ is risen, and so are we. Time and time and time again, we die a million ways and are resurrected time and time and time again. Light springs forth out of the bleakest, darkest places. Hope prevails when hate feels invincible. Eternal life defeats evil death.
Humans are nasty creatures. We starve children for political gain, undercut our neighbors for superiority, and sentence innocents to the cross. And yet, we resurrect by the grace of God. Jesus takes on the hate and the sorrow and the despair of the world so that we may live. We get to grow and show mercy and beg for forgiveness and try and try and try again. And when we fail, God tenderly reminds us that no more is there a challenge to champion, a pit out of which we must climb. Our Alpha and Omega is triumphant, almighty in his wondrous love.
Christ is risen, and so are we. Time and time and time again.
Rachel Fisher 