Celebrating Resurrection

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(April 11, 2010 – Mike Nichols)

Ever heard someone ask…, “Show me how resurrection works. Give me a diagram; draw me a picture. What does this ‘resurrection body’ look like?” In 1 Cor. 15 the Bible has this response. “There are no diagrams for this kind of thing. We do have a parallel experience in gardening. You plant a “dead” seed; soon there is a flourishing plant. There is no visual likeness between seed and plant…. If all we get out of Christ is a little inspiration for a few short years, we’re a pretty sorry lot. But the truth is that Christ has been raised up, the first in a long legacy of those who are going to leave the cemeteries.”

One week a year (Easter) is hardly enough to celebrate the central reality of our Christian faith—he is risen—he is risen indeed! I don’t know what your experience was this Easter season, but several people commented that independent of worship services they experienced being filled with hope—yes hope—that the resurrection of Christ makes all the difference in living in a world with lots of “death”. Hope is a powerful thing—allows you to live life with purpose and expectation that the substantial and real faith values we live are in fact like seeds that will flourish.

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