Susan Chopp
“He is Risen! Hallelujah! There is just something about Easter Sunday morning. I often feel like it is the time of rebirth. Not only spiritually, but seasonally as well. I remember my childhood Easters. More often than not it was the time when boots no longer had to be worn. That feeling of freedom from heavy boots is very fondly remembered. It felt like my feet and legs could fly unencumbered. It was also the first time when I could go
outside and draw that wonderful hopscotch grid on the road and play hopscotch for hours on end. It was a time of wearing my Easter hat which was usually white, with a small brim and a small pink flower in the brim and best of all, a ribbon flowing down my back. I loved those hats and wore them proudly as my mom and I
walked to church for Easter Sunday worship. Dinner was always a ham with scalloped potatoes. It all felt like a rebirth and an awakening.
The season, itself, is also being reborn. All that was dead over the winter, suddenly comes back to life with a beauty that makes one stop, just to take it all in. When those tiny heads of the crocus and hyacinth plants peek through the dirt, it just tells us all that more is yet to come. It will be colourful and vibrant and will last all
the way to Autumn. And so it is with Christ being risen from the dead. All that he spoke about, all the good, all the glory that is God was about to come to fruition. His love, His message will take us through our lives until we can all see the glory of God when we ascend to heaven. Yes…the best is yet to come. It represents the
promise of eternal life, the resurrection, and the ultimate restoration of all things in heaven. It signifies moving from earthly struggle to divine glory, with God wiping away every tear, where the future holds unmatched joy, purpose, and renewal over past trials.
“‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelation 21:4