When we speak of resurrection, we are not only recalling an event from history—we are naming a pattern of transformation that moves through all of life. The cycle of death and rebirth is not exclusive to anyone or anything. It is embedded in the fabric of existence. In the face of loss, grief, or failure, there is a deeper assurance that something new will rise. Easter, then, is not merely a celebration of one person’s story—it is a cosmic declaration of hope for all.
Resurrection is not a singular miracle but the very shape of reality. All that suffers, breaks, or is crucified—within us or around us—can be transformed. This isn’t just spiritual sentiment, but a truth confirmed by the natural world. Things die, change form, and rise again. To live in alignment with this truth is to trust that love, life, and grace continue to emerge even from what seems like endings.
When we reduce the resurrection to religious belief or membership, we miss its universal invitation. The real teaching is that all of us—every being, every life, every story—participates in this cycle. To affirm resurrection is to say yes to transformation, to the unfolding pattern of life that includes suffering and loss but does not end there. Faith means trusting this movement, not clinging to fixed forms. What we crucify, grace can transform.
Affirmation
I trust the pattern of life, death, and transformation that moves through all things. I open to grace and choose to live as a person of hope.
Spiritual Practice
Find a quiet place and sit comfortably, allowing your body to be still. Gently close your eyes and bring to mind something in your life that feels like it’s ending or has already ended—perhaps a relationship, a season, a part of your identity. Let yourself feel whatever is there: sorrow, confusion, resistance, or quiet acceptance.
Now, imagine this as part of a larger cycle—something being let go to make space for what is yet to come. You don’t have to know what will emerge. Simply allow yourself to rest in the mystery. With each breath, soften your grip on needing to understand or control the outcome. This is the practice of trusting resurrection.
As you inhale, feel the breath as a gift. As you exhale, release what you no longer need. Settle into the silence and let this cycle of breath remind you: even now, life is unfolding, and grace is already at work.
Guiding Questions (Journaling Prompts)
What in your life is asking to be let go or surrendered?
How have you experienced transformation through loss or endings in the past?
What would it mean for you to trust the pattern of resurrection in your current season?
Where are you tempted to fall into despair, and how might you instead lean into hope?
What does “staying on the wave” of transformation look like for you right now?
Action Step
Choose one area of your life where you are experiencing resistance to change. Instead of pushing it away, sit with it for ten minutes each day this week. Listen deeply. Journal about any insight that arises. Practice welcoming the possibility of transformation, even if you do not yet see its shape.
Closing Invitation
You are part of a reality shaped by transformation. Death and resurrection are not metaphors—they are the rhythm of existence. Let yourself become a person of hope not by avoiding pain, but by trusting that grace is always at work. Life is moving, rising, unfolding. Stay on the wave. Hallelujah.
Brilliant thank you. It remains so sad that evolution has been so demonised in Christian circles.