Ever Approaching Dawn

This Lenten season, we wait with hope.

In this fast, Christ is my lifeline.

Even in our deepest sadness, we experience deep breaths of grace.

How shall we express this paradoxical gladness and sadness of Lent?

The Resurrection is the declaration that death did not hold Jesus because it could not hold Jesus.

The theme of finding joy even in grief is at the core of the Christian vision of life.

Faith does not insist on a map. Faith asks only that we do the next thing.

Palm Sunday reminds us that the light of the world does not worry about the dark.

Repent, seek forgiveness, and walk with a limp—knowing it is the mark of God’s resurrecting grace.

In the dark days of political upheaval, conspiracy theories, and financial uncertainty, Spy Wednesday offers resurrection hope.

Through the blood of the new covenant, our slate has been wiped clean.

The corruption of creation is not merely humanity’s burden but a grievous affront to the one who made the world and called it “good.”

We trust that the light will dawn because God promises that it will be so, even if all is still darkness here.

Where Eden was broken and couldn’t save us, Christ has returned as the gardener to make all things new.

The Resurrection not only transforms individuals but also redeems cultures with new meaning and purpose in Christ.

Resurrection is not an escape from the world’s pain but a transformation of how we endure it.