It is definitely spring in Minnesota. Beautiful flowers are scattering their petals, scent, and pollen all over the place. People are creating excuses to be outside. Children can be heard laughing all over while they scatter dandelion puffs before they can even manage to get their hands near their lips to blow on them.
"Spring has sprung, and so shall we," as Freak tells Max in Freak The Mighty (one of my favorite books for adolescents). It has indeed sprung. All over the place, and much to the superb dislike of my allergy overwhelmed senses. Yet despite the sickness and colds that allergies are determined to bring, I have greatly enjoyed this spring.
It has been a new experience to watch the season of new life overlap with the liturgical season of Easter. I am used to Spring ending soon after Easter as the summer makes an early appearance in Phoenix.
Here though the preparation that the earth is undergoing in winter echoes our preparation during Lent. The new growth of the springs is then echoed by the season of Easter when we celebrate the promise of resurrection and the newness of the church.
We can of course argue that the church is no longer new as it is over 2,000 years old. Yet it is also the body of Christ, and it is made new everyday as we are made new everyday. That is the gift of resurrection that we often do not see. Yes we await eternal life with Jesus, but we also live a life today that has a new start whenever we need it, even if that need is moment to moment.
We prepare during Lent to grow into the newness of Christ. Or at least that is the opportunity that we have. Often it serves only to prepare us for a long Eater Sunday. Well my prayer for you this spring, this Easter Season, is that the celebration of Resurrection Sunday is not forgotten, but is remembered everyday as you become yet again a new creation in Christ.
Christ is Risen!
Blessings,
Tina
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