Preaching on Mark 16:1-8, Rev. Cari opened with a direct acknowledgment of this, our second COVID Easter, amid the brokenness of our world. Then she shared references from two articles she received in her inbox during the week, before fully leaping into the text.

When grief lies as heavily upon our flesh as a stone blocking a tomb, we can still affirm we are not alone, the centre holds, and there is hope. Christ is going ahead of us.

Here are links to the two articles she mentions:

Aleta Payne, Faith and Leadership, “Easter at the Altar of my Kitchen Table” and John Harris, The Guardian, “How do faithless people like me make sense of this past year of Covid?”