I am writing to you tonight from the kitchen table; it was here this morning as I arose for the 5:30am Easter Vigil that I found an array of chocolate and confectionery, laid out by the more festive members of the family, for us all to share in. After a large afternoon nap, from which I have awoken to gorge on more chocolate, I am beginning now to feel somewhat slightly nauseous and, once again, very tired.
The Lenten fast was happily broken.
But I cast my mind back two millennia ago to the events that were taking place in the Holy Land. Early in the morning, several distraught women were on their way to anoint the body of the crucified Jesus as, due to the laws of the Sabbath, they could not the day before. As they approached the tomb where the stone had been rolled over, a violent earthquake shook the ground and an angel appeared to them, telling them that, 'He has risen!' (Alleluia!)
I can only begin to imagine how those women must have felt on that fateful morning. I mean, it was nice to see chocolate on the kitchen table this morning, and that brought a smile to my face, but just think about what joy, and fear, must have filled the hearts of those disciples as they arrived at the empty tomb to find an angel telling them that He wasn't there, that He had risen.
Today is the day when it was all alright again.When God, who had sacrificed His only Son to save humankind, saw him rise from the tomb and conquer death once and for all. It brings a wry smile to my face to think how angry the devil must have been when Jesus gave him a good kicking once and for all, His death and resurrection being a living testament to the fact that death had finally lost its sting. Jesus' death and resurrection is also a great reminder and encouragement for God's people to put their complete trust in God because, no matter how low or down in the dumps things can get, no matter how awful things may seem, if we let God do His stuff - It'll al be alright in the end! Alleluia!
Through the resurrection of His Son, God has granted us healing. May He fulfil His promises, and bless you with eternal life.
Amen, alleluia, ALLELUIA!!!
James
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