Alleluia! Christ is risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
This is the joyful greeting that opened our Easter communions. Alleluia, a word that has to be said with a smile. It is sounds so joyous and uplifting. It literally means 'Praise the Lord!'. At Easter, we do have such a wonderful reason to praise the Lord, our risen Lord. I wonder if this is the ear worm of a word that filled the hearts of Mary Magdalene, Peter and John on Easter morn when they experienced the empty tomb. Death - the cross - was not to be the end of our Lord's story or theirs. In this God-created emptiness, John sensed this new beginning. He believed! Which I find such a moving idea. John has not yet seen the risen Jesus - no one has. John has not yet understood what this term - risen - means - no one does. But he believes.
He has seen what our Lord could do. He knows what God can do. He believes.
As we watch powerless as events unfold in the Middle East, may we - like John - know what God can do, believe and wait with hope. For God is God of the impossible! God is a God full of joyful surprises!
Happy Easter!
God bless,
Revd Katrina