easter

just reflecting in the quiet this morning and recognizing how this time of year always brings some weight for me … the story of Jesus kind of breaks me for a hot minute every year.  the tenderness of it all, from his sacrifice, to his knowings, the injustice, and his mother’s heartbreak sends my own heart into felt contractions.  the story although ancient has its tendrils in our modern world.  and sorrow is just a bit omnipresent for me. (don’t worry too much, so is love ;)) what’s been true for me is that touching heartbreak, the grief and anger of it all has also opened me to a more vibrant joy than i’ve known before.  learning to be with one more fully gives me more access to the other. grief is unavoidable and incredibly hard no doubt. and it’s moving through creates space for a deeper relationship with other things, awe being one for me.  may this Easter Sunday meet you too with chirping birds, gentle winds, something beautiful and the energy of renewal.