Resurrection

What happened that morning?

Here’s what happened. 

Israel was waiting.

The religious leaders turned.

The crowds jeered.

Pilate ordered the crucifixion.

The disciples lost hope.

He breathed his last.

Death won.

Hope lost.

It was finished.

What happened that morning? 

Let me tell you what happened. 

The Son of God was in the tomb. 

The stone was secure. 

The guard was posted. 

The angels came. 

The earth shook. 

And then

He rose 

From the dead. 

What happened that morning? 

Let me tell you what happened. 

Resurrection happened.

The Universe shifted.

The Story changed. 

Heaven came down. 

Hope rose up. 

And a New Day dawned.

When the early church tells the Story 

They say it this way. 

Christ died for our sins. 

He was buried. 

And on the third day

He was raised from the dead. 

All this according to the scriptures. 

They believed the plot turned.  

That darkness was finished. 

That death was defeated. 

That the penalty was paid. 

That Creation was stirring. 

They called it

Resurrection. 

They talked of New Hope.

That a day would come

When Heaven and Earth 

Will come together. 

And God once again 

Is in the midst of Creation.

And on that Day

There will be 

No more sorrow. 

No more pain. 

No more loss. 

And rich and poor

Men and women

Young and old

Will sit at the table

Experiencing the joy that comes 

In knowing the 

Resurrected One. 

What happened that morning? 

I’ll tell you what happened. 

My life changed.

Heaven broke in.

Grace welcomed me.

Love surrounded me.  

He leads me. 

It is Resurrection. 

That’s what happened that morning.