Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

Today is Monday in Easter Week, according to the church calendar. For many Christians it is a day to relax and take a breath after the intensity of the Holy Week journey. In many cases, today is a day to "get back to normal," to get back to school, work, and the normal routines of life after several days focused on Jesus' passion and resurrection.

I hope, however, that those of us who participated in Holy Week and Easter -- who truly experienced the depth of the Good Friday darkness and the brightness of the Easter light -- will return to "normal" a bit transformed, changed in a small way. Perhaps "normal" can be renewed, if we choose to carry Easter with us into our lives. Perhaps we can live more fully into the reality of the resurrection and what it means for us today.

That's enough reflection for today. The church office is closed and I'm enjoying a sabbath day. Time to rest (or perhaps I should be using the time to finish my taxes!!).

Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!