Minister’s Musings April 2, 2026

Minister's Musings, Rev. Sheryl Padgett

One of the things I love most about Easter is that it arrives in the season of spring. Everywhere we look, life is pushing upward. Flowers bloom from bulbs that seemed buried and forgotten. Trees begin to bud again after months of stillness. The earth itself becomes a living sermon, reminding us that what appears dormant is often quietly preparing for new life. I have always loved spring because it speaks so clearly of resurrection. It reminds us that darkness never has the final word. The light was never truly gone — it was simply waiting to break through again.

That is the message of Easter for all of us. We all go through seasons when life feels heavy, uncertain, or hidden in shadow. But Easter reminds us that the Christ life within us can never be buried for long. There is a strength in us greater than sorrow, greater than fear, greater even than what seems lost. New life is always trying to emerge. Hope is always trying to rise. And just as the dawn follows the longest night, Spirit is always calling us forward into something more beautiful, more alive, and more whole. This Easter, may we trust the divine life stirring within us and remember: what is real in us is always ready to rise.

Affirmation:

The light of Christ is alive in me. I rise with new strength, new hope, and new life.