There's Easter Sunday, But What About Monday

​It's the end of another holiday weekend. For many in my world, it's time to get back after it after a week of respite. But maybe more than any other celebration, Easter is one we should reflect on a bit before getting back after it.

Easter is one that should leave us feeling more holiday energized than holiday hung over.

For Christians, the grand theme of Easter is Christ overcame death. In a world where our greatest fear is often our own mortality, discovering there is no such thing as death is a pretty big deal for us believers.

That can't be ignored.

But if you think about it, in the grand scheme of the Christ story, the Easter story was just one 3-day miracle in a lifetime full of miracles. There were plenty of Jesus miracles before Easter and maybe more importantly, there were plenty AFTER Easter.

Jesus lived life serving others.

Jesus paused to give us assurance of eternal life.

Then Jesus went back to serving others.

Again, I don't want to minimize the significance of Christ dying on the cross. That's a big deal. But it's also a pretty big deal if we miss the point that Easter was NOT the end.

Not for Christ. And I'm pretty sure it was never intended to be the end for us either.

I think us Christians always have a pretty good idea what to do with the risen Christ. Maybe what we wrestle with more is what do we do with the risen us.

Christ rose from the grave and got up and got going. Isn't he asking the same of us. Is it possible that he's actually demanding it.

I rose now you rise.

Is it possible Christ went to the lengths of dying on a cross to prove a point far more about living than dying? Did Christ walk away from the grave to encourage us to walk away from our fear of it?

Did Christ walk away from the grave on Sunday saying I've shown you what I can do with Sunday, now how about you show me what you're going to do with Monday?

Because isn't Monday what it's all about?

Does the story of Christ rising on Sunday have any meaning at all if it doesn't make the story of my Monday radically different?

Christ showed us what Friday was about.

And Saturday and most definitely Sunday.

But now Christ is looking at us. Now Christ has put the resurrection story in our lap. And he is asking.

What is Monday all about.

Christ has risen.

Will I?