This coronavirus situation
is carrying on longer than any of us initially thought. No one expected
it to last until Easter and now I'm wondering if we will even see Pentecost
outside of a Zoom service. But I think Eastertide is a particularly good
time to reflect on the impact of our current circumstances and our
responses. The whole point of a season of resurrection is to remind us
that death has done the absolute worst it can do and it still is not enough to
overcome the power of God’s love. As our Presiding Bishop observed,
Easter happened whether Mary and the others saw the empty tomb or not.
Easter happened despite Pilate’s and the religious authorities’ best efforts to
the contrary. Easter not only happened, but the new life it promises
continues to happen right now. I mentioned in a previous video that I
don't think there will be a return to a pre-coronavirus normal, and maybe there
is a lot about that that we should gladly embrace, but that we will establish a
new normal is as certain as the love of God itself. I am certain about
that, not only because of faith in God, but because of faith in the people of
St. Andrew's. Every single day, the responses of the people of this
church - with your prayers and participation in worship, your efforts of
staying in communication, your creative ways of continuing ministry, your
pastoral heart - all reveal the power of God's love stronger than the power of
death and the best efforts of a pandemic to diminish God's light in this world.
Alleluia, Easter happened! Easter is happening indeed, alleluia!
Marc
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