Hello, He is risen!

Spiritual resource to share: Easter greetings

There was a woman I knew who, when I called her on the phone, would answer, "Hello! He is risen!" I knew this was her unique way of expressing her beliefs as a born-again Christian and sharing that with people right away. Later, I learned it was the greeting early Christians shared with one another. Some churches will use it in church services, greeting one another with "Christ is risen!" and responding with "He is risen!"

Today this greeting may mean a lot of things. It can serve as a reminder that we can rise above our difficulties or that we can take a stand for those things that are good and right in the world. "He is risen" can let us know that we are not alone in our struggles to find meaning, health and well-being. Because the Christ has already found a way, we can find our way, too.

The early Christians were model workers of a passionate radical movement that dared to challenge the mainstream beliefs saying love was weak and death was the final say. They knew that God's love is supreme and that death "was swallowed up" in the victory of everlasting life. Their humble greetings to one another kept that reminder front and center. It must have encouraged and emboldened them.

And you know, when put in that way, I feel that all of us are like those early workers, joined together via the internet. We are commenting and questioning each other, responding and encouraging one other. And we have our own "He is risen" greeting to one other in cyberspace.

Happy Easter, everyone! "He is risen!"






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