I SEE EASTERING in blossoms of great beauty and Spring green shoots persistently  pushing through the once calloused ground after a long and harsh winter.

I SEE EASTERING as the deer skip around looking for food for their offspring and wanting to bring joy to those eagerly awaiting new signs of Spring.

I SEE EASTERING in the happy face of a hundred year old woman, who declared with great joy:  “I can hardly wait to see the smiling face of our loving and gracious God.”

I SEE EASTERING in the growing number of young people searching for hope and meaning and for ways to get involved  in mission work, to create a world of justice and peace, and to change the shape of things to come.

 I SEE EASTERING in stones rolled back, removing barriers of greed, prejudice, and power abused, enabling people to walk with dignity , and live their lives  with hope and meaning ,as people living in the power of our loving God.