Reflection

“Easter is a time when God turned the inevitability of death into the invincibility of life.”
–Craig D. Lounsbrough

Prayer

Author of life,

Mindful that we are still in the season of Easter, we pause today and marvel at your awesome, mysterious ways. You take no pleasure in death and it was not your idea. Yet even death has been transformed by the ever-greater power of your life-giving love. Thanks to your resurrection, we can be people of hope, even amid suffering and pain and the inevitable end of life’s natural course. As healers and caregivers, committed to serving those who are sick and dying, help us embody your hope more and more for their sake. For all our sake, as colleagues and neighbors, and communities together, let life-giving love spring forth. Amen.

Call to Action

What gives me hope in the face of death? Focus my attention today on a symbol that means something to me and speaks to me of life’s goodness and beauty. Return to that image daily.