Darkness can be overwhelming. It can almost feel smothering. There are times when the darkness can seem as though it’s taking over. I can only imagine that Jesus’ friends and family felt that way on the Friday that He was crucified. They likely went home that day in a deep despair. The One they expected to save them all was lying in a borrowed tomb. They believed that all was lost.
Loss can bring on darkness, and we have to choose how to face that darkness much like they did. Despair can break us if we allow it to, but there is one thing that allows us to overcome despair...hope. Sunday morning is all about hope.
Emily Dickinson said that “Hope is a thing with feathers,” but I think it may be more accurate to say that hope is a thing with power. The power that came with Christ’s resurrection changes the world. The power that came with the resurrection changes lives. It makes the vilest of sinners clean.
Jesus’ sacrifice was redemptive, and it was His resurrection that gives us hope and assurance of the power in that sacrifice. Hope is a thing with power, and Easter is all about hope. It may be dark right now, but rest assured there is always hope. We know this because Jesus is alive. Because He is risen we have hope.
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