Our communities erupt in anger and fear
BUT WE RISE UP
We lose our homes
AND WE RISE UP
Our children are terrorized at school.
AND STILL WE RISE
We are lost in addiction
BUT WE RISE UP
We find strength in faith, in hope, in each other, in the beauty of nature, in the goodness of life. We rise because there is a God that loves us in spite of our foolish missteps and selfishness.
Easter is for me the physical manifestation of hope. It is when the scarcity and withering of winter is transformed into the abundance and new life of spring. It is the symbol of the faith that sustains me when life pushes in and tempts me to lose heart, to wonder if it’s all just a cruel cosmic joke. It is the reminder that I am not alone and that together, no matter what, we always rise.