Regularly we are far too...
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Regularly we are far too mechanical about the Resurrection. In asking the "how" question about the Resurrection, we unwittingly reflect the technological culture about us.
Consider the bridges that carry us over water and ravines. We could think of them in a metallurgical context and raise questions about tensil strength. We could view them from an engineering standpoint and become interested in how they were put together. Or one might consider bridges from an historical point of view and investigate the political factors that brought them into being. But fundamentally, bridges are means of transportation -- they carry us from one place to another.
Resurrection is best understood that way -- it carries us from Good Friday to Easter morning, from darkness to light, from sin to salvation, from isolation into God's arms.
Consider the bridges that carry us over water and ravines. We could think of them in a metallurgical context and raise questions about tensil strength. We could view them from an engineering standpoint and become interested in how they were put together. Or one might consider bridges from an historical point of view and investigate the political factors that brought them into being. But fundamentally, bridges are means of transportation -- they carry us from one place to another.
Resurrection is best understood that way -- it carries us from Good Friday to Easter morning, from darkness to light, from sin to salvation, from isolation into God's arms.
