Hope is Alive

There is a lot of uncertainty in our world.

I have my list of things I wish was a little more clear and “decided”. There are the “big” uncertainties dealign with our world, government and such. Then there are the personal uncertainties which rightfully so become our world. It is hard to live when you aren’t certain what will happen next. We can handle “bad news” as long as we know it is coming.

We try to put on a “happy” face.

Many times we mask our uncertainty and pain and just try to be optimistic. We tell ourselves, “good things will happen” or “others have it worse”.

Yet, this is tremendously exhausting.

I have been there and some of you this morning are there.

Enter the Easter Resurrection Story.

This is where the Easter Story needs to enter our life. Just like our world the world of the first Resurrection Sunday was filled with uncertainty, disappointment, wonderings, and a lot of fear.

The women are greeted by an unexpected guest.

An angel greets the women. Not who they thought they would talk with first thing.

The tomb is open for all to see.

The empty tomb is for all of us to see the truth, Jesus was really not there. It wasn’t so Jesus could get out but we could get in and see.

Jesus deserves to be worshipped.

Jesus accepts the worship of the women and us as we place our faith in him.

The resurrection provides true hope.

Paul talks about this in 1 Corinthians 15 and how we have a hope that is more than just in this world.

Hope holds on to things can and will be “okay”!

It isn’t just an optimism or wishful thinking.

Hope motivates us to press on.

Hope is not just a belief or thought but it is a belief in action.

Let Jesus be your hope!

Do you know this Jesus who provides hope?