Readings : Acts 10:34–43 and John 20:1–18 A professor once asked his class, “How many Easter eggs can you fit into an empty basket?” The students looked puzzled. One eventually raised a hand and said, “Well, it depends on the size of the eggs and the size of the basket.” The professor smiled and replied, “No matter the size of the basket or the eggs, you can only ever fit one egg into an empty basket, because after that, it isn’t empty anymore.” Today, with millions of Christians across the world, we celebrate something else that was empty: the empty tomb. Jesus, who had died on the cross, had risen again. And because of that, we can say with joy, with confidence, with hope: Alleluia! Christ is risen! The depth of God’s love was revealed on Good Friday as Jesus faced torture and accepted death for us. The power of God’s love was revealed on Easter morning as he conquered death for evermore. God’s love can be discussed for hours, its breadth, its constancy, its sheer...
Some thoughts… hopefully you’ll like them, but at the least I hope they’ll make you think a bit