“We
were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order
that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of
the Father, we too may live a new life” (Romans 6:4, NIV).
Tomorrow
is Easter, and it reminds me that I am free because of your sacrifice
for me. Tomorrow we celebrate your Resurrection from death so that I
might walk in newness of life. Tomorrow I celebrate the moment you
came into my heart and made me your own.
You
are my place of safe retreat. You are my refuge from my own self. I
can retreat from others into myself, but I can never hide from
myself–from my own failures, my sins, my weaknesses, and my own
limitations. I find that within myself there is no relief. But when I
allow all of myself to be “buried” with you—when I surrender
all of my life—I discover
that you are my sanctuary. You hide me under your wings until I
forget my limitations, and my failures. You hide me until my own sins
are washed away and remembered no more. You hide me until relief from
my failed life begins to fill my heart. You hide me until the relief
of your grace brings great joy. With that great joy, comes
freedom and new life.
This
is my Easter miracle. You have saved me from all I have been so that
I might become the best for which you created me.
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