Does the lack of going to church make this Easter feel like every other day?

In the midst of mandatory social distancing orders, most of us are not able to physically attend a church service this Easter.  Something I have heard said repeatedly is that not having a church service to attend is making Easter feel like every other day.  Most people would agree that in a normal year Easter just feels like a special day to spend in church, if not the most special day.  For some people, it is the one day a year they drag themselves into church.

As people struggle with this feeling, I am going to say that I think every day should feel alike.  But I am not saying Easter should feel like every other day.   I am saying every other day should feel like Easter!

When I was a child, I noticed there was a Mother’s Day and a Father’s Day and even a Grandparent’s Day, so, like probably every other child, feeling a bit left out I asked, “When is Children’s Day?”  And my mother gave an answer that is probably the one every parent gave this oft asked question, “Every day is Children’s Day.”  Though that answer rang hollow to me then, as a parent I now get the full meaning of her answer.  Parents love their children so much that they pour out that love every day. 

Much like you age every day but only celebrate it only once a year on your birthday, the power of Jesus’ resurrection is available every day, even though we celebrate it on Easter Sunday.  You may not get a cake or presents any other day, but fortunately the power of the resurrection is available every day.  The very name of this blog is a reference to that power, freely available to renew any that ask.