Easter has come and gone or has it? Last week was busy at our church. We had services Thursday, Friday, and three on Sunday. Attendance was somewhat sporadic but the services I felt went well. We had an Easter cantata at our traditional service that everyone I talked to greatly appreciated. Our contemporary service was several small reflections and using more contemporary music to supplement. That also seemed to be well received.

Now we are going to reflect on living the resurrection life. I will be preaching about that Easter is not just one day but everyday in our life. This week I will be preaching from the Fourth chapter of Acts verses 32-35. I will also be using some insights from the Psalm 133. As I was starting to write out my notes I came across this poem by Wendell Berry found in "The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry", New York: Counterpoint Press, 1995, 85.

"So, friends, every day do something
that won't compute. Love the Lord.
Love the world. Work for nothing.
Take all that you have and be poor.
Love someone who does not deserve it.
Denounce the government and embrace
the flag. Hope to live in that free
republic for which it stands.
Give your approval to all you cannot
understand. Praise ignorance, for what man
has not encountered he has not destroyed.
Ask the question that have no answers...
Practice resurrection."

I was moved by this poem for too often we spend time trying desperately to figure it out. Sometimes we just need to know that there is a mystery and allow that to guide us in our life. Then we can learn that we do not know everything and will never know everything until we are re-united with our Creator. Letting go of our arrogance may be the first step in building community of people with shared values such as we see in the story in Acts.