When I think of the resurrection, I of course think of Christ rising from the dead. When I was a child and learning about this most important Holy Day in Christianity, I was frightened by the way Christ was treated and crucified.
Matthew 26:67 KJV “Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,”
If you are of my generation it seems like we saw films about it with my parents or Sunday school teacher explaining each scene as we watched. I put these in the same category as those dinosaur movies that my brother thought were cool but I found equally scary, hoping and praying that real dinosaurs were not somewhere lurking on the earth. Not knowing the full scope of human cruelty or politics, it was nonsensical that they would treat someone who professed and demonstrated love and kindness like Jesus did.
I guess to resurrect or bring back to life meant that after a cold winter, sprouts begin to emerge in spring and plants grow back to life. I was one of those kids who relished nature. My mother would say she could never get my brother and me back in the house from climbing trees and investigating bugs, flora and fauna and the local wildlife.
As an adult and having a better understanding of the Easter story, I find great comfort in the words of Jesus when he says, ”Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” Matthew 26:64 KJV
It says to me, there will be a better place and time, a better world ahead where everyone will live into the spirit and peace will reign. And thus, resurrection has a whole new meaning to me in my adult life based on my faith.
I opened a fortune cookie one time to find a fortune that said: Faith is believing there is an ocean when you can only see the stream.
Pat Kinney
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