Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
Ephesians 3:17-20
Mark 16:1-8
“For in the life, death, and resurrection of the one called Christ, we are reconnected to God, reunited with the saints, loved for eternity, and promised that one day there will be a new heaven and new earth. For this I am grateful. for this we are grateful.” ~Everything Good About God Is True, Bruce Reyes-Chow
On Easter, some of us may wonder: Did Jesus really rise from the dead? But we think that’s the wrong question. We’re not really concerned about the “mechanics” of the resurrection. Instead, the question we should be asking is: What does the story of the resurrection mean to us as Christians? What does it mean to say that the resurrection is true? For us, the resurrection is a bold proclamation that God’s love is the most powerful force in the universe.
But here’s the thing…in the Church we’re perfectly happy to talk about love, but we start to get uneasy when we talk about power. What if instead of shying away from power, we change the way we understand it? What if we began to see power as a vehicle for love and justice? Then, the power of God’s love might begin to reveal God’s Beloved Community here and now.
Glory to God, who is able to do far beyond all that we could ask or imagine by his power at work within us.
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