When dawn broke on Easter Sunday, and light flooded into the tomb, the secret that the darkened tomb had held was revealed. On this day, a new reality dawned as that secret was revealed: Christ had risen. This new reality was more than vindication of Jesus’ teaching, a sort of cosmic “I told you so.” On that day resurrection ushered in new life…not just for Jesus, but also for us.

The old rules about life, about power, about human relationships and faith relationships were broken apart and a new possibility emerged. The pathway to this new life and possibility was to follow the way of Jesus…self-giving love. Once we experience this gift of grace and are transformed by it, there is no going back. We know the truth; the old rules bring only death.

This is an important reminder as we begin to emerge from the Coronavirus pandemic. We know that we can’t simply turn back the page and go back to the way life was. However, we may not yet know what the next steps will hold. We stand on the threshold of the empty tomb, looking out on a new world. May the risen Christ lead as we take our next steps.