Here’s
an Easter liturgy from Cheryl Lawrie. It was posted on [hold this space]. You may need to change some of the places
mentioned to bring the liturgy up-to-date.
May the Resurrection Come
The
resurrection was first discovered by the friends of Jesus
who
stood in grief outside his tomb.
Resurrection
turned despair into life.
It
was discovered again by a group of Jesus’ disciples
who
had known the loss of all they had known.
Resurrection
turned fear into hope.
It
was discovered again by black South Africans
when
apartheid was dismantled.
Resurrection
turned injustice into liberation.
It
was discovered again by the people of East Timor
who
fought for independence.
Resurrection
turned oppression into freedom.
It’s
been discovered again whenever someone has found the space
to
love after being hurt,
has
found the courage to begin again
when
it seems life has ended.
And
that gives us faith to believe resurrection will happen
in
Palestine and Israel.
We
have faith to believe resurrection will happen
in
Iraq, Syria and Guantanamo Bay.
We
have faith to believe resurrection will happen
in
refugee camps in Europe, in Laos
and
detention centres in Maribyrnong.
We
have faith to believe resurrection will happen
in
the systems that crumple and oppress.
We
have faith to believe resurrection will happen
in
the lives we know are shattered
and
the hearts we know are broken.
may
the resurrection come.
may
the resurrection come. Amen.
~
written by Cheryl Laurie, on [hold this space]. holdthisspace.org
