Here we are in the Easter week of 2008! I’m reminded of a column I read earlier this week by Chuck Colson in which he referred to the Celtic Christians of another generation, who celebrated the Creator by delving deeply into His Creation. Look around you this week – can you possibly miss the sprouting of new life from every side during this lush Spring season? We took the opportunity this past week to spruce up our back yard with new trees and shrubs – and just reveled in the opportunity to participate in the blossoming of the season. And this week as well – many people participate in the spiritual new life, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ – something very different than mere religion, and noted so by millions of people.

What needs sprucing up in your life? What could use a touch of new greenery – or even of resurrection life?! The Scriptures are very clear that not only does the resurrection of Jesus mean something in itself – that the Author of Life always trumps the Doctor of Death – but it also means that each one of us, each day of our lives, can have that same resurrection energy flowing through us! Think about how you feel on the best morning when you just awake, on the best day of the best month of Spring, when you and the world around you are bursting with new life and renewed energy – and there are no allegies! – that is the energy and life that Christ came to bring you.

Remember – the unforced rhythms of grace spring from the Fountain of Eternal Life – we hope that fountain wells up in you this week!