"When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory." Colossians 3:4
As I walked through the dark woods at the end of this Easter Day, full of intimate joy, I heard you call Mary Magdalene by her name and heard how you called from the shore of the lake to your friends to throw out their nets.
I also saw you entering the closed room where your disciples were gathered in fear. I saw you appearing on the mountain and at the outskirts of the village. How intimate these events really are. They were not done to impress or overwhelm anyone, but simply to show that you love is stronger than death.
O Lord, I know now that it is in silence, in quiet moment, in a forgotten corner that you will meet me, call me by my name and speak to me a word of peace. It is in my stillest hour than you become the risen Lord to me.
Lord, the life you have given me and the new life you have won for me are treasures that will never decay. Help me to appreciate them deeply, today and throughout the year.

