That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright, ELW 384, v1
That Easter day with joy was bright; the sun shone out with fairer light when, to their longing eyes restored, the apostles saw their risen Lord!
Devotion
The separation of those three days from the cross to the empty tomb must have felt like an eternity. The disciples carried on never knowing, never expecting to see their beloved friend and Lord again.
And so the moment their eyes beheld him, all of a sudden light seemed purer, and life seemed more real and fuller than ever before.
Easter celebrates God’s great surprise that the end is only the end of something old and the beginning of something entirely new with Christ.
Today, the sun shines brighter and the light is fairer, for we have seen the risen Lord.
Prayer
Lord, give us eyes to see and hearts to trust that you have come from death to life, and that in this we may experience the joy of your light in our lives. Amen.