Terry’s Take… Keep Moving
I know that Easter is still a few weeks away. We find ourselves muddling through the doldrums of Lent. But I want to make a bold claim: Now is the time to begin our Easter story.
You see…we aren’t meant to dwell in Lent; Lent propels us to Easter. And our joy is only possible because we hope in what we cannot see. We hope for a world that is just, peaceful, and compassionate, even when we live in one stained by fear, hate, and violence. We hope in the Resurrection even when all we see is death.
Keep moving this Lent. And as you do, assess the details of your life, of your story, and of God’s people and all of creation. We live in moments of great difficulty. But we know God won the day, and we hope to be harbingers of God’s Easter joy.
Our experience of Lent should point us to Easter. Our Lenten journey should remind us why we hope and why the Easter story—our Easter story—is essential. Because despite all the sadness we see, the challenge and sorrow and suffering, God is still here. God is still at work. God is still working in and through us—and when we hope for that world God desires, we take a step closer toward its fulfillment.