Easter Electric Shock

And whatever Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were doing in writing the final sections of their books, they were not telling the story of Jesus's resurrection as a happy ending. They were telling it as a startling new beginning. Easter morning isn't a slow, gentle waking up after the difficult operation. It's the electric shock that brings someone back to life in a whole new way.

Just noticed this from Tom Wright on Malcolm's blog and really like it. As per my below entry Easter Sunday is and should be a real celebration - but it is a celebration of a new beginning, not the end of the story. The truth of Christ's resurrection makes a whole new life possible, and, as Tom says, in the church we often just celebrate it for a few hours before returing to the 'normal' way of things. But what can be normal after Easter? Easter needs to 'electric shock' us to a new way of living in the light of God's grace and love shown ultimately in Jesus' death and resurrection. Praise God! Click here for Tom's full article, as well as some interesting follow up comments.