What do we do when all hope seems lost? Pastor Glenn Packiam helps us see that Lent gives way to Easter, sorrow is pierced by joy, night is broken by morning, death gets swallowed up by life. Because of Easter, sin-- no matter how dire-- is not the end. Because of Easter, death-- the great threatening bully-- is not the end. Because of Easter, even heaven is not the end. One day, the Creator-God will renew His whole world, bringing "Easter" to the cosmos. But the best part of all of this is that it can begin now! When we let go of our self-reliance-- whether it looks like rebellion or religion-- and surrender to Christ, He breathes the Spirit into us and we receive resurrection life; we become a new creation, even now.
