Easter Happens

Every year around this time, the same question starts to surface:

Did it really happen?

Did Jesus actually rise from the dead?
Or is Easter just a beautiful story we tell ourselves—something symbolic, something hopeful, something… safe?

Because let’s be honest—Easter is easy to celebrate.

The music is uplifting.
The flowers are bright.
The message is hopeful.

But the claim at the center of it all?

That’s not easy.

Because if Easter really happened… it changes everything.

It means death doesn’t get the final word.
It means the worst thing is never the last thing.
It means Jesus isn’t just someone we remember—he’s someone we can encounter.

And that’s where the story gets personal.

Because the first person Easter happened to wasn’t powerful, or polished, or even particularly put-together.

It was someone grieving.
Someone confused.
Someone who wasn’t even looking for a risen Savior.

And maybe that’s the point.

Because Easter doesn’t just ask, “Did it happen?”

It asks something even more important:

What if it’s happening… right now?

 

John 20:1-18