Sunday Reflection: Resurrection projects

Today's reflection is brought to you by
1 Peter 1:3-9.

Blessed are you,
O God!

You give us new life
through our Christ,
who showed us
that really living
is only possible
after we rise
from our own struggles
and deaths.

In this unusual time,
perhaps we are being tested
by fire:
called to listen
to our leaders,
to care
for each other,
to reach out
to those in need in creative ways,
and to reflect
on ways we can live
in greater harmony with your creation.

Our experience
can be compared
to that of the first apostles
whose world was turned upside down
on Good Friday.

We are being challenged
to listen
to care
to reach out
and to reflect
as Christ did,
and so to show
that we are yours alone.

We are called to be part
of your Resurrection project!

This is our salvation
and we thank you
for showing us the way!

+Amen

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Happy Easter! Alleluia, he is risen! and so are we, though at the moment, it may not feel that way, thanks to the coronavirus. For some of us, it feels as though everything is on hold, but really, if we look around, it isn't. Life continues, thanks be to God! 

I am unceasingly grateful for the melting of winter's last embrace (it snowed here on Palm Sunday!), the slowly greening grass... and the growing things in our little greenhouse (more on that later this week). I am also grateful that Easter extends for 40 days, and that resurrection seems to extend to all of creation right now. Reading stories about reduced air pollution and cleaner rivers and signs of nature's rejuvenation is heartening after what seemed like the longest Lent ever! May we learn how to live more lightly on our planet from here on!

There is still work to be done, even after resurrection. We went for a bit of a drive this afternoon, and I was dismayed to see so much litter in different ditches and parks -- and this year, the usual Capital City Clean Up has been restricted thanks to covid-19. So my resurrection project for the next few weeks is to go out dog-walking wearing gloves and with garbage bag in hand, so that nature doesn't have to try to decompose those things of which humans have failed to properly dispose.

What's your resurrection project?