“Every spring the Lord sends us His visual reminder, ‘If you believed. . . you would see.’ Holy Week begins with this coming forth. From very dark places
white blossoms burst forth out of their winter cocoon,
yellow daffodils and pink tulips break through the dark soil
and the earth becomes new again.
The blooms are a reminder of life after death,
of hope after despair
of GRACE BURSTING FORTH from the darkness.
Spring comes again, and in the midst of darkness, hope returns. .
. Oh, may our eyes be open to believe, to see the unexpected, to recognize the hope that is before us! For there will be dark days–moments when we are lonely or forgotten,
days when we carry a burden so heavy we wonder if the weight of it will ever ease.
Out of these dark places, hope will come forth.
It always does.
It always will.”

Celebrating a Christ-Centered Easter by Emily Belle Freeman