Easter
I shouldn’t be surprised that the week feels extra harried when I know Sunday’s service will be emphasizing peace. Spring Break boredom is setting in with the little ones. I learned how to buy a battery and add oil to my car Tuesday. Big vision and planning conversations for Kitsap House are happening. I’m peeking over the computer to see if I need to run out and chase off the squirrels eating the tulips again. And I’m keenly aware of many of your circumstances where these stressors are ludicrously small in comparison.
So how do we keep believing the message of peace when life feels so un-peaceful? Well, gratefully, when Easter week feels all that extra un-peaceful, the story and practices of this particular week get all that more potent. Consider these daily problems in light of the Easter story.
Things breaking down around you? The Jesus story promises an ending when all things will be made new.
Big work concerns? Jesus took the entire day of his resurrection to process the life-altering disappointments of two friends. He has time for you.
What you’re working on feels pointless? Jesus came to stand in the midst of his friends when they feared three years of their lives had come to nothing.
We need to be reminded of a different story than the one we’re being told often in our jobs, TV shows, the news, and our bank accounts.
Easter tells us the story that makes sense of the hard things right now and promises big peace and hope in the midst of it.
We need the walk to the cross because we need a God who is scarred, who hurts with us, and who has gone through betrayal and death.
So don’t miss the chance to observe Good Friday. Take a walk on your own with our Podcast and/or join us for an Altogether Good Friday experiential hour and service.
We need the waiting of Saturday.
So we don’t forget that waiting has deep meaning– it’s not meaningless or always meant to be filled! Rest a bit on Saturday. Just watch those squirrels or linger over coffee.
We need the resurrection of Sunday.
So lean into worshiping together Sunday morning. We’ll see you at 10am.
We’ve been in the practice of Lament for 6 weeks now, concluding last week with Lacking Celebration. I plan on making up for that big time this weekend with Easter and in the next 7 weeks as we study the celebrations that God called his people to. It’s Time to Party!
We need lament, and we need to party.
Because both tell a different story than the one the world does.
And I, for one, today, need a different story. I hope you’ll join me in the way of Jesus this Easter– walking Good Friday, waiting Saturday, and celebrating the resurrection Sunday.
Pastor Megan
