Darkness extinguished light, death stole life, a stone sealed the tomb.
How final, decisive, absolute!
But…
Heaven’s door was flung open.
The way to eternity was cleared.
Light broke out of the darkness and exposed
the shadows in our minds,
the dark places in our hearts,
the shame of our souls—
and hope entered.
Our debt was forgiven, our sin absolved, our condemnation wiped away.
The door was opened and, forever after, people from every walk and every nation, throughout all time and space, have heeded God’s invitation to step into the light and be made whole.
That is the Easter story.
BARBARA HIGBY 