蜜芽传媒

Good Morning.

Births of human babies tend to be spread fairly evenly across the year, yet for many species of mammals it鈥檚 a different story. Evolution has adapted creatures to have most of their young at the time of year when their chances of surviving to maturity are best. In general that means spring, the season when plants and other food sources come into greater abundance. The newborn animal will have the maximum time to grow and stock up, ahead of the return of the cold and dark of winter.

Hence for us in the Northern hemisphere, Easter has natural affinities with springtime. Christians celebrate the new life of Jesus鈥檚 resurrection, seeing in it the symbolism of our own hope and our destiny. Just as a new chick breaks through the shell of the egg to emerge into life, so too Jesus breaks free from the tomb, emerging to bring new and eternal life to all who will follow him.

As a child my favourite Easter Eggs were, unsurprisingly, those that when cracked open revealed an interior, one filled with yet more delicious things to eat. Yet as an adult, I find the empty eggs bring a deeper symbolism. They remind me that Christ is not to be found in the tomb, but will reveal himself to me, and others, in the world outside, as I strive to follow his teachings.

And so I pray:

Lord Jesus Christ, you broke free from the tomb that first Easter. Help me to find and follow you in the world around me, and grant that by my words and deeds, I may play my part in your mission, bringing new hope, and new life to where it is most needed. Amen.