I do wonder why we only repeat this affirmation on Easter Sunday, and not every time we gather for worship. The volume and excitement with which it is spoken on Easter morning surely is something to carry forth into every day of our lives.
This morning's reading was from Mark 16. Upon seeing the empty tomb, the women are instructed to go and tell. They are to leave the tomb and share what they have seen, what they have experienced.
It is risky and odd and perhaps too much to ask that as you make your way across campus today you would "share" that Easter morning proclamation. But what a reminder it would be to ourselves and to a world in need should we offer and receive that acknowledgement as we go about our day.
"Christ has Risen!"
"Christ has Risen Indeed!"
Maybe the words won't make it off of your lips, but they can resound in your head and in your heart. Carry them with you, and have them ready, should the opportunity present itself for you to speak them. They joy and excitement of Easter will last a lifetime. May these words resound in our heats every day of our lives.
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