Easter is a season of defiance.
When the world says death, God says life.
When the world says no, God says yes.
Easter is a season of defiance.
Easter is persistent hope in the face of despair.
Easter is an open window when all the doors are closed and locked.
Easter is a solid path where there seems to be no way.
Easter is a season of defiance.
Easter is God’s defiance:
God’s defiant love in the face of hate;
God’s defiant mercy in the face of bitterness and vengeance;
God’s defiant, all-inclusive invitation in the face of borders, walls, and divisions.
Easter is God’s defiance.
And, my friends, Easter is our defiance.
It is our defiant trust in the power of the Holy Spirit
to bring the dead back to life,
to make friends out of enemies,
to heal all that is broken and debilitated,
to create anew in the face of destruction and devastation.
Christ has been raised, and we along with him;
the grave has no power; sin has no power.
We are freed for a life of discipleship and proclamation.
A life of joy.
A life of defiance.