Reflection Questions:

What have been your individual or communal experiences of Easter Celebration in your life, if any?
Noting the various cultural expressions and redemption of these practices, are there cultural practices from your culture that you see re-oriented to new meaning in Christ? Are there ones that you’d like to experience differently in light of Jesus’s redemptive work?

Spiritual Practice: Celebration

On this Easter Monday, we continue in the celebration that Jesus has been raised from the dead. Make plans this week or today to celebrate, remembering God in worship, gratitude, and praise. Acts of celebration remind us and help us to physically rejoice in the outpouring of love we receive from God.

For this practice, consider:

What do you do when you celebrate? Do you like to treat yourself to a nice meal, sing, dance, journal, laugh, get together with loved ones?
How do you connect with God? Is it in nature, music, corporate worship, Scripture, in community with others?
Take some time to celebrate with God! Go in nature and read some Psalms of praise. Sing and dance your heart out in worship. Enjoy a delicious meal with dear friends, savoring each bite and the relationships as a gift from God.