Easter Reality

Posted March 30th, 2010 by kcampagna

     Easter is a quiet, reflective time for me. Outside the flurry of the season’s special worship opportunities and celebrations, my mind and heart strive to “just be still” and ponder the reality of the object of our worship, the resurrection, as well as its meaning to human beings such as us.

     “Reality” may seem an inappropriate word in referring to events of faith such as Lent and Easter. “Reality” TV in our day and time would have us believe in factual, intense, winning at all cost, self-centeredness. This is their “reality”. This is their norm. By their standards, it should be ours as well and people strive to be winners like all those other winners they see from business to sports to entertainment. Easter presents a different “reality”.

     This God of ours is not in the business of beating us. Winning is the last thing on his mind, if there at all. This God of the cross is willing to loose everything, even life, to demonstrate his love for us and his desire to be in relationship with us. This God is willing to serve us, not force us into serving.

     Scripture tells us that our strength lies in our weakness. The Christ demonstrates this reality as he arises from the failure of the tomb to the glory of life; bringing you and me along with him. No competition here. No self’-centeredness here. But Oh the intensity of God’s love and power.

Happy Easter, Steve