We have been to the tomb and found it empty.
We are in awe but also in confusion
just like the disciples on that first Easter morning.
We dare to hope that the empty tomb is Good News
yet we are afraid of what it might mean for our lives.
Liberator of the imprisoned,
We confess that we too often live entombed.
We fail to make the risen Christ evident
through our words, our actions, and our lives.
We fail to see those who are hungry, homeless and in need.
We are trapped in ways of the world
that lead to suffering and death.
We find it difficult even to imagine
what freedom or fullness of life would be like.
Composer of Life,
Take away all our doubts and fears.
Enable us to fully believe in the rebirth you promise to us.
Transform us so that we may witness to the miracles of life
that you orchestrate each day in the world.
Teach us to harmonize with your song of hope and resurrection.
Breath of Life,
Fill us with the joy of the Spirit
that our faith may never waver,
for Christ our Savior is risen and we are alive in him. Amen.
copyrighted by Denise McGuiness, 2008
