Hearing Things—for Easter Day
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In her response to the empty tomb, Mary demonstrates the human response of grief blindness. But Jesus wakes her up with his voice.
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In her response to the empty tomb, Mary demonstrates the human response of grief blindness. But Jesus wakes her up with his voice.
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As people of the resurrection, we can both love the concept and also refuse to accept that it has anything to do with our lives.
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In moving from Passion to Resurrection, we are offered a chance to see God anew. But are we keeping our eyes focused on our purpose?
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The lectionary goes straight from Easter 1 to 2. But the story of Jesus’s appearance in the locked room is missing something.
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Through Holy Week and Easter, the church engages in a process of corporate remembering. These homilies try to help with that.
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For Easter, we contrast a ridiculous footrace with Mary being there. She witnesses the resurrection they miss.
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This dynamic of showing up and doing because it’s the thing is at the heart of the gospel and Easter itself.
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Preaching on Easter is both simple and difficult. Precisely because everything about it is supposed to be normal.