Happy Easter from the Cathedral!

It was standing room only at the Cathedral as thousands gather to celebrate the Resurrection.

Dean Randy Hollerith took us back to Jesus’ friends — particularly the women — who stood weeping outside the empty tomb:

I know that there are many here today who, like Mary, have spent too much time standing at tombs weeping. For some, there have literally been too many painful hours spent beside the graves of those we love and have lost, grieving for those who have died. For others, these tombs are more metaphorical, the tomb of a lost job that we counted on to provide for our family the tomb of disappointment; when we realize that a lifelong dream will never happen; the tomb of sadness and worry as we struggle with disease; the tomb of heartbreak when a child takes the wrong path; the tomb of rejection when a relationship falls apart; the tomb of addiction that destroys lives and families.

After more than 30 years in ministry, I know the tombs where so many stand weeping. I know the pain and the struggle of good people trying to make their way in a very difficult world.

Easter is all about the power of God’s love in a difficult world, in a world of lost hope. It is about the good news that regardless of how we might feel at any given moment, no situation in our lives is beyond God’s redeeming grace. The good news of this day affirms that new life resurrection is always possible, whether in this life or in the next.