Marilyn's Musings
April 7, 2026
He is Risen!!! He is Risen Indeed! How else to start my musing the week after Easter!!!!! We hear the news every year and every year it becomes more special to us. Pastor Debbie has taken us on a journey through Lent so we could be a part of where Jesus walked and what He did. We had the Last Supper with Him on Thursday and a very meaningful time with the service on Friday evening. No matter how much we try I don’t think any of us could really know what was going through his thoughts that last week knowing how it would end and what He would have to go through. All his life was meant for this week and this one Sunday morning.
I’ve often mused about how I feel working in my garden or just looking out the window and seeing the plants change during spring. There is hope growing in any garden as the plants push their way up through the dirt, reaching for the sun and a season of new life. Imagine Mary as she came to the garden early that morning. It was probably a beautiful day with the sun just coming up in the distance. She couldn’t appreciate the beauty as she was mourning the death of her Lord and the way He suffered on the cross three days before. When Mary walks to the tomb, she finds it empty with two angels sitting there. What would your reaction be? Can you imagine her shock? While she is crying, she sees a man standing there and asks where Jesus' body has been taken so she could get it. He was just a man to her, we know she thought he was the gardener. Then He says her name “Mary” and she replied “Rabboni!”. Again, her joy was indescribable. Think about that moment in time while you are walking in your garden. A new day is dawning after days of sadness and suffering, the sun is shining, the plants are growing and Jesus is standing there risen from the dead.
There is not much more I can say about Easter morning and an early morning walk for Mary to go to the tomb. We know the story and I have told it again today to start our week off remembering what happened. I know when I do my gardening this spring season, I will be enjoying the new life of my plants, comparing them to the new life in Jesus that we all can have because He loves us so.
At the sunrise service on Easter, we sang a song called "Lord of the Dance" . It is a hymn with words written by English songwriter Sydney Carter in 1963. It follows the idea of a traditional English carol, "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" which tells the gospel story in the first-person voice of Jesus of Nazareth with the thought of portraying Jesus' life and mission as a dance. Sing along or just listen and read the words.
A little note – if anyone comes by my house on a sunny day you may find me singing and dancing in my back garden….” Dance, Dance wherever you may be”.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=214Vdyo6kSs&si=bIGaDM-pC1GesAqo
