Monday, April 13, 2020

Dearest God,

Technically, it is post Easter, the day after Easter day but I think today is Easter too.  Nothing is the same right now.  Maybe it never will be.  But maybe it is more.  Maybe it is more Easter today than yesterday and is less than it will be tomorrow as we think about what is happening as destructive curves are beginning to flatten with the Covid-19 crisis.  Not only are there tireless doctors, nurses, technicians, aides, janitors and food servers in hospitals, clinics and research laboratories working but also millions who are praying.  There is never a moment in our 24 hours when there is not someone praying.  I believe the prayers helped as well.

Maybe the meaning of Easter is not just Christ is risen but maybe we have risen as well, risen to help, risen to volunteer, risen to give, risen to love, risen to share, risen to be compassionate, risen to serve and risen to transformation.  How beautiful it would be if your risenness and ours would make Easter every day.  Please, O Lord, let that be my prayer.

Holy God,
you are good,
you are so good.
We give thanks
for the gift
of Easter.
Thank you
for rising
from the grave
and bringing us
along too.
We needed
some rising ourselves.

Love, Andrea