A New Take On Easter

Center for Spiritual Living Eastside and Amazing Grace Spiritual Center's combined Easter morning service blew my heart and mind open. Once again, New Thought lived up to its name, bringing a whole new wealth of information to the fore from the Easter story in the Bible.

Consider the disciples. They've given up their whole lives to follow their teacher. They've left their families and homes, left their jobs and changed their names, embracing radical new ways of thinking (any of this sounding familiar yet?). I can imagine they became dependent on Him. Then, poof, their teacher is gone. Can you imagine their reactions?

Grief. Loss. Disbelief. Is He really gone? Did we really have that experience, or did we just imagine it? What are we going to do now? All the good in my life today is because of Him! How can we go on without Him?!?

When Jesus appeared to the disciples after His resurrection on Easter morning, he told them what to do; don't cling to him, carry his teaching out into the world. Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." ~ John 20:17 "Feed my lambs." ... "Take care of my sheep." ... "Feed my sheep." ~ John 21:15-19

In other words, "Don't cling to me, I'm moving on. Go do the work I taught you to do." I find it interesting he called them brothers and said "my Father and your Father" implying a position of equality. To me, the message is clear.

We all have amazing teachers. We want to depend on them, but we are called to go out into the world and live their teaching. We are not serving the Greater Good by staying in their protective shadows forever, we have the opportunity to emerge into the Light and live the brilliance we've learned from them out in the world. "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." ~ John 14:12

What a great example this is to follow. What great inspiration. Go forth, in this time of resurrection and new life, out into the world and live what you have been taught. May we all leave our fears behind and show the power and Grace of living in the Light. Sat Naam (The Holy Name is Eternal Truth)