A happy and blessed Easter to you. I pray that the liturgy you have experienced today has touched you and in some way given you an experience of God’s love.
For Christians, this is the greatest day of the year – – greater even than Christmas – – because it was for the Resurrection of Easter that Jesus was born. Today is the day that declares victory for the Kingdom of Light. The great Exsultet at the Easter Vigil overflows with the wonder and joy of what Christ has accomplished by his death and resurrection.
This is the day when Jesus Christ broke the chains of death and rose triumphant from the grave.
This is the day when Christians everywhere are washed clean of sin and restored to grace to now grow together in holiness. Father, how wonderful your care for us! How boundless your merciful love!
The power of this holy day dispels all evil, washes guilt away, restores lost innocence, brings mourners joy, casts out hatred, brings us peace and humbles earthly pride.
Day truly blessed when heaven is wedded to earth and man is reconciled with God!
. . . . and then this powerful question . . . .
What good would life have been to us, had Christ not come as our redeemer?
Think about that. Without Christ’s love and the promise of Eternal Life with God, is there any- thing powerful enough to free me from myself and the lure of all the false amusements of the world? Remember the old torch song by Peggy Lee? “Is that all there is?. . . then let’s keep dancing, let’s break out the booze and have a ball.”
No, that’s not all there is. Now there is a new principle to living our life on earth – – – it is to live a life of thanksgiving to God; a life lived in gratitude for the wondrous adoption we receive in Christ. We are God’s sons and daughters. And in Christ, we will live forever with God our Father.
How do we know this? Because Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.
May God bless you this Easter Sunday and every day of your life.
Fr. Tim
