The Resurrection and Real Life

Yesterday we celebrated Easter - the resurrection of Jesus.  We sang and heard the significance of this great event.  Hopefully, you left feeling joy and hope and inspiration.  But what happens on Easter Monday?  What happens to us on the day after Easter?  Does anything change?  Is this Monday any different from last Monday?  Or is Easter just one day for hope before we go back to the daily grind?

If the only place the resurrection matters is in a church service on Easter Sunday, then we’re in trouble.  If Easter doesn’t matter on Monday morning and Saturday night, then Jesus’ victory wasn’t as big as we’ve believed.  If the resurrection isn’t a game-changer in your classroom, at the yacht club, at Meijer, or in your front yard, then we’re probably blowing this way out of proportion.  But Easter does matter.  It matters at all times and in all places.  It is a game-changer in any context.  Jesus is still risen today.  He is risen every single one of the 365 days in 2024.  And that makes everything different for those of us who follow him and belong to him.