This is the season of Easter; a time to reflect on resurrection encounters with the Holy One. The sermon from Sunday talked about the disciples and other Jesus' followers gathered in a room, with the door clotsed. The reflection had us think about what happens, how we gather, after a loved one dies in our own day. We reflected on communities that gather for survival, for protest, for meals, to share hope. Gathering in community, with people who understand, becomes a sacred place where Jesus comes and says, "Peace be with you".
In the mourning and fear of the future unknown, weeping and tears become a sign of the resurrection. As we cry together, for ourselves, each other, the world, Christ visits amidst the vulnerability, suffering, and compassion.
Erich Weingartner in his writing calls people to "Worthy Weeping". What a way to bring resurrection.
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