The rhythm of the church year connects us to a story of faith that is larger than any of us. Our friends who live far away, the ancestors we didn’t know well – they have lived this story too. Walking through the story of life, death and resurrection and many ordinary days each year brings us together. Our community walks behind us, in front of us and right next to us, holding our hands.
Holy Week calls us to many things. One of them is knowing that we are not alone. We do have a community to walk with, that walks with us, whether that community lives where we do, whether members of that community live in earth or in heaven.
Perhaps we are all the women at the tomb, standing with our community in moments of sadness, exultation and ordinariness. Even if it doesn’t always look like we thought it might, it is enough.
This message is excerpted from “Women at the tomb” by Jordan Miller-Stubbendick in the April 2020 Gather magazine. Today is Easter Vigil.
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