I’m back!

In case you didn’t notice, “Unfinished Business” (this blog) was oddly silent this weekend.

That wasn’t exactly intentional.

When I left work on Thursday, I planned to blog on Friday and get a “Weekend in Rewind” up for Saturday (I usually schedule those to post and don’t manually do it every Saturday), but then Friday came and I just didn’t do it. I thought about it, but a vacation from the blog seemed like a good idea. Easter is the most important holiday in my opinion, and I felt like maybe it was time to give up my blogging time for contemplation time. For rest. So, I went silent.

And it was worth it. Friday was restful and I spent some quality time with a friend and got a pedicure. (My polish color is “Secrets.” My toes have secrets!) I went to the Good Friday service and cried throughout. It was very somber, very fitting, and exactly what I needed. On Saturday, I got my eyebrows waxed, shopped for shoes, and cleaned my house.

On Easter morning, I was up by 6:30 a.m. seeing that I had to be at church, look presentable, and be ready to sing at 8:15 a.m. It actually all happened! And Easter was a good day for me. You may not know, but last Easter was awful for me. I was at a low point spiritually; I felt alone and faithless, lost in the songs of joy that I didn’t feel. This Easter couldn’t be any more different. I was joyous this year when I sang the words “He’s alive!” and the songs about resurrection, because God has worked resurrection and healing in my life during this last year. I know that God will never leave me. I know that I am deeply loved, even on the cross, and I know that Jesus is not elusive or far away. He’s very near.

To quote Andrew Peterson, yesterday “I sang out with joy to the brave little boy who was God, but he made himself nothing.” May we never forget that Christ came to save, to heal, to rescue. And the work is entirely finished. It’s not about getting ourselves cleaned up, our sin managed, or getting everything right before we come. It’s just about hearing the call of Christ and coming. Following. Seeking. Not always understanding. Trusting.

As I child, I heard the call and I simply came. I said yes to the invitation to follow. As an adult, I still say yes. Because He doesn’t desert me. Because He loves me. Because I understand the depth of my sin and my capacity to sin so much better now. Because He is alive and I am alive in Him.

So, Easter is over for this year, but don’t let the celebration end.