Happy Easter.
If we really understood the miracle that took place that morning, we would be racing to that tomb with the apostles and we'd wind ourselves getting there.
So it is today, if we really understood what Easter means, we would be spilling over drunk with joy and awe and gratitude.
Like watching our children at Christmas and their delight in everything is ours; so also God watches us as we go about thinking we understand everything, delighting in little things, getting upset over little things and He loves us just the same despite our clumsy oafish ways of being, our forgetfulness, our carelessness and our need for constant reminders of how to act.
Happy Easter.
We need all the miracles big and small that Christ offers, then and now; we need the miracle of the Mass, of the blessed sacrament, of how no matter what mood you may be in, something in the Liturgy will whisper to you if you listen, something will resonate in the heart. We need the daily reminders of beauty, of song, of spring and of community, we need 1000 blessings every day to remember the Author of all those blessings; and if we are sufficiently steeped in grace, we might be able to see how many thousands more God offers.
A friend of mine starts her day by counting fifty gifts of the coming day before she sets foot on the floor. She is I think the kind of person who would run to the tomb; who keeps Easter in her heart all year long.
May we all learn to do so. Happy Happy Happy Easter.
2 comments:
A Blessed and Joyous Easter to you!
I truly do understand the meaning of this day and hope that I can remember it every single day of the year. What a gift we have been given through His death and resurrection!
Happy Easter, Sherry - to you and you beautiful family...
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