April 12 – “Happy Easter!”

It’s around 5:30 a.m. right now.  My alarm went off at 5:15 and I have already received a Happy Easter message from a friend in New York State.  All is well with her.  She does not live near the Big City.  We are not having our usual Easter sunrise service on the beach this year because of social distancing and closed beaches – ah … life with COVID-19.  Chris and I are heading to the beach to do a Facebook Live broadcast of the sunrise, though.  Not sure who will be awake to join us. 

Yesterday we were hard at work … no, really.  This time we were actually hard at work.  Doing yard work.  I was in the back mowing and Chris was in the front sweeping when we had a ”Drive –by-drop-off.”  A Seaside family, the Hutsons, stopped by to give us a really pretty flower and a basket with some eggs – filled with chocolate.  Great surprise, guys.  Can’t wait to see where in the grand landscape of things Chris manages to incorporate the plant.  And the chocolate?  Well, it is, after all, chocolate.  I’m pretty sure there will be no problems ascertaining its final destination.  Thanks again for remembering us.

Mark 16:6 says, “’Don’t be alarmed,’ he said.  ‘You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified.  He has risen!  He is not here.  See the place where they laid him.’”

Father, in this time of uncertainty, thank you for the gift of your resurrection and all it means for us.  Amen.