An Easter Confession

“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” – Luke 24.5

Christ is risen!
He is risen indeed!

And if Christ is risen . . .

He cannot be kept consistently entombed in architecture, liturgy, or tradition,

But moves mysteriously from synagogue to seashore and village to village,

And we must seek him always afresh.

Christ is risen!

He is risen indeed!

And if Christ is risen . . .

He cannot be recast as a respecter of hypocrisies he despised,

But still weaves word-whips to cleanse his Father’s house,

And we must invite this judgment.

Christ is risen!

He is risen indeed!

And if Christ is risen . . .

He cannot be kept from quarantined peoples whose skin or sin excludes them,

But shows up at all the wrong parties and eats with uncertified guests,

And we must join these feasts.

Christ is risen!

He is risen indeed!

And if Christ is risen

Our world is ever unmade

And ever making anew

And we cannot adorn a shrine

But must always seek a Person.

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