Resurrection of ourselves

My good friend sent this to me this morning. I thought it was a message worth sharing, it certainly spoke to me as I related it to my current life situations.

Resurrection of ourselves, by Geveryl Robinson 

Posted: April 23, 2011 - 11:18pm

It would seem that on Easter Sunday, the obvious choice for my column would be writing about, well Easter, and what it means to millions of people around the world.

However, I think the millions who celebrate Easter every year are fully aware of its significance, thus my writing about it would seem moot.

However, there is one word associated with Easter that can apply to anyone regardless of religion, race, or gender:

Resurrection.

There are many people who are the walking dead. Their careers are dead, their marriages are dead, their hopes and dreams for a better life for their family and themselves are dead.

Many who have been looking for jobs for months — and in some instances, a year or more — may believe the possibility of finding something else is dead. But if you think about it, resurrection can only occur after disaster/tragedy/death.

When someone loses a spouse or a loved one, that person may initially feel dead inside. But as time goes on, slowly, the spirit is revived. The person begins to live again.

There have numerous instances of those who have lost everything, and at the lowest point, when they feel their lives are over, they find a way to push through the pain, push through the disappointment and resurrect themselves and their lives.

Resurrection and self-pity cannot co-exist.

One of the main points of Christ’s resurrection is that of hope. Everyone has a gift; everyone has a talent, something that they can do well.

And it might be just that one thing, in the midst of hopelessness, in the midst of our own self-death that we can bring live back to our situations. Any feelings of despair, fear, doubt and insecurity must be crucified in order for our lives to be resurrected.

There has to be an attitude of resilience in order for lives to change. Too many people have become complacent or feel so disillusioned with their situations/lives that they become immobile. Others are surrounded by people who are so pessimistic that they become pessimists as well.

But in order to rise above their circumstances, their pessimistic minds need to be resurrected as well.

During Easter, people spend hundreds of dollars buying new dresses and suits, Easter baskets and dyeing eggs for Easter egg hunts — all of which have nothing to do with the true significance of Christ’s resurrection.

French poet Victor Hugo once stated, “Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become and endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.”

Those who are experiencing a “life eclipse” at this time need to understand that their dawn, their resurrection, is closer than they think.

Resurrection is not about Easter eggs, Easter baskets or pretty dresses and suits.

Resurrection is about sacrifice; it’s about going through the pain with the understanding that you can not only endure it, but you can also conquer the pain and victoriously rise again.

Geveryl Robinson, formerly of Savannah, lives and writes in Atlanta. This article was taken from Savannahnow.com.

Peace, Hope and Love, Barbara