复活节一

他不在这里

——路加福音廿四章六节

巨石已被挪开，我主已经复活；他不在坟墓之中，坟墓与死亡怎能将生命之主拘禁！

长夜已经飞逝，晨曦洒遍大地；他不在长夜之中，长夜怎能禁锢住晨曦、曙光与朝霞！

阴翳已被驱散，阳光抚摸苍生；他不在阴翳之中，阴翳与寒冷怎能吞灭温暖与光明！

为何哀叹于软弱的昨日？他不在软弱与失败之中，他是从死里复活的刚强与得胜之主！

为何沉缅于痛苦与忧愁？他不在痛苦与忧愁之中，他是从死里复活的信实与希望之主！

为何碌碌无为于困境？他不在困境与无为之中，他是从死里复活的生命与创造之主！

  注：农历春分后第一次月圆后的第一个主日为复活节。

Easter 1

Matthew 24:6

He is not here

  The stone had been rolled away, and our Lord Jesus Christ had risen from the dead. He was no longer in the tomb. Neither the tomb  nor death could hold him.

  The long night is over. The first rays of the morning sun shine across the land. Christ is not in the long night. How could the night hold back the dawn, its morning light breaking through the rosy clouds?

  The opaque shadows have been dispersed, the light of the sun plays upon the tomb. Christ is not in the shadows, for shadows and chill cannot swallow warmth and light!

  Of what importance are the sighs and weaknesses of yesterday? Christ does not dwell in weakness or defeat. He is the Lord, now strong and victorious, who rose from the dead.

  Why wallow in suffering and despair? Christ dwells not in these things, for he is the Lord, confident and hopeful, who rose from the dead!

  Why are we rendered helpless by difficulties? Christ does not dwell in our difficulties and inaction, for he is the Lord of life, the Creator who has risen from the dead!