This week feels both heavy and light, like oil and vinegar sloshing around in my heart. Like the pain of being seen and misunderstood at the same time.

Easter is a courageous celebration. Joy that raises hallelujah-hands when the pain is still raw. Kneels in awe when everything else is rushing by.

Jesus said yes to all of it—betrayal, denial, torture, separation—knowing full well what it required, and doesn’t that make your heart brim over with gratitude?

He is the light in the agonizing night. The hope-holder and heart-healer. The one worth every hosanna.

I don’t know what’s pressing that spot on your back and making you feel defeated. Unanswered questions, something you can’t take back, words you can’t unhear? But maybe the clearest answer God gives through Easter is to praise Him anyways.

Not after. But now.

 

 

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1. Cultivating a Missional Life: A 30-Day Devotional to Gently Help You Open Your Heart, Home, and Life to Your Neighbors. Download a free sample from the resource library, and if you want the rest it’s $4.99 on Kindle or $6.99 for the paperback. Grab the bonus 30-day missional living challenge (free with a purchase) to get the most out of the devotional.
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