Oh God,
It's Monday morning. The Monday morning after the celebration of your Son's Resurrection.
I wanted yesterday to extend...for the sun to shine a little longer, for the ease of the day to continue, for the worship of the day to continue to soar. I didn't want yesterday to end.
But it's Monday. And the world has taken off their Easter finery. Slipped it back on a hanger and put it in the closet. The eggs are cracked and spilt. And there are aluminum foil candy wrappers strewn across lawns and living rooms...
But Father, the Resurrection isn't just about one day for us--your people. This is life for us: the fact that your Son not only died for us, but you raised him from the dead. Brought him up out of the dark tomb of spiritual and physical death. And I know he endured both for us...otherwise he would not have had to ask, "My God. My God why have you forsaken me?" from the cross.
Father, today is the day after the Resurrection. It is the fourth day.
Teach us to live on the fourth day. Show us how to live like resurrected people. We are to die to sin and ourselves, yes. But we are to live as people brought back to life. People who have been called out of the tomb, out of the decay and out of the smothering tendrils of death. Father, you have called us to live as children of light. Children of the day. Children of promise.
Father, help us to live out the hope of the Resurrection on the fourth day. On the fifth day. On the sixth.
Amen
Hello Tamera. So good to know you through your profile on the blogger. I am also glad to stop by your blog "Sanctuary" and the post on it "The fourth Day" (oh God). This is my second time to stop by your blog post and profile. It is not an accident but the Lord has purpose in bringing me back to your profile and blog. I am blessed to know you and your life in the Lord and the prayer you have offered on the fourth day "Father help us to live out the hope of the Resurrection on every day". Yes I would like to pray in the same way. Thank you for inspiring me to pray a similar prayer. Well Tamera I do not know whether I had earlier commented on your blog post but if not then please accept my comment along with the information I would like to pass it on to you of the program our church in Mumbai, India has for the young people as well as adults from the West. We encourage young people as well as adults from the West to come to Mumbai on a short / long term missions trip to work with us in the slums of Mumbai, India amongst poorest of poor to share the good news of Jesus Christ and to give them new hope, future and life. I am in the Pastoral ministry for last 35yrs in this great city of Mumbai a ci8ty with great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the broken hearted. We would love to have you come with your friends to work with us in the slums of MUMBAI during your summer / Christmas vacation. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon.
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