I’ve always felt that Mary Magdalene’s statement in the Gospel of John, “I have seen the Lord!” is more meaningful than our traditional call and response of, “Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed!” It’s just that Easter and the resurrection is not a third personal confession, it’s a first-person encounter. To say, “I have… Continue reading “I have seen the Lord!”
Tag: Eastertide
Eastertide is upon us!
Yes, Easter is more than one day; it’s an entire season and it’s called Eastertide. Maybe we should consider that our resurrection faith has qualities like that of a tide. Tides mold and shape the shoreline and us. Eastertide smooths our rough places and our jagged edges while at other times pulling us and exposing… Continue reading Eastertide is upon us!