Article April 15, 2019 Issue

Easter: The certainty of joy

Margarita Sandelmann Thatcher

Christians around the world celebrate Easter with diverse traditions. About a year ago a new acquaintance asked me, “And how do you celebrate Easter?” I found myself answering spontaneously, “With joy!”

Easter commemorates Christ Jesus’ triumphant exit from the tomb, so it’s natural for it to be a joyful celebration. Joy is the very essence of life! But sometimes the joy of Jesus’ resurrection is overshadowed by the gloom, sorrow, pain, and death associated with his crucifixion.

To reclaim the joy of the Easter season, it’s helpful to take a deeper look at the resurrection. This event is so much more than one man’s triumph over death. When Christ Jesus rose from the tomb—from that attempt to deny God as eternal Life—he gave the world the greatest of all gifts, the proof that we can never be separated from Life, God.

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