Christ turns all our sunsets
into dawns ~
Clement of Alexandria
Part of endings is that there
isn’t always an instant or immediate beginning.
Not every sunset suddenly becomes a sunrise ~ there is a transition time
~ a space between what was and what might be.
Such transitions are what the Easter season invites us into. We have gone to the tomb that became a womb
for new life. We have listened to the
testimony of the women telling us about angels and stones rolled away. We have run with Peter to gaze inside the
tomb that is empty except for the emphatic, “Yes” to life and love. Between the sunset and dawn there is a moment
that may last a few days or years or decades.
Is there an experience of a
sunset recently for you? Our church is
living through one as our Minister of Music, Greg, is stepping away from the
position. This is bittersweet as we wished
him well and showered him with love for the new chapter. The truth is we miss him leading us in the
days to come. I am still trying to get used
to life as an empty-nester. I still
struggle with trying to discern what is mine to do? What about sunsets or dawns for you? Are there new experiences waiting for you in
the weeks to come? We will welcome new
folks at the organ bench in the coming weeks, we will have visitors and my kids
will move back for summer break. Perhaps
this is another example of what we call the “Already” and “Not Yet”. We know Easter and new life happened, but
don’t feel the full effect, especially when we read the paper. I pray you will play with endings, beginnings,
and messy middles today for yourself, family or friends, our church and
community. Try to hold the beautiful
tension between the good moments of change and the ones we resist with our
fingers in a fist clinging to control and resistance. May you discover renewed life even when
things seem the same as yesterday. May
you know healing, peace, shalom, grace, health, wholeness, and love every hour
this day. Amen.
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