Rolling.Stones.

Happy Easter, everyone! He is risen! So so so thankful & humbled. I hope you are too! Just a few thoughts I want to share as this day of celebration comes to a close...

"On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they
had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus." --Luke 24:1-3

This year, that is my favorite part of the Easter Story.

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

I cannot imagine what a sight that must have been! That one action. That one rolling away of the stone, conveys what a monumental victory that Christ has won for us all. And one thing God has graciously taught me this Easter season...is that He is still very much in the business of rolling away stones.

We all have them. Life's heavy boulders that keep us from feeling victorious. Finances. Disease. Broken relationships. They come in all shapes & sizes. But they're still big. And heavy. And impossible to roll away on our own.

God is rolling stones every day in this world. He is healing. And restoring. And showing mercy & love like only He can. It is my earnest prayer that when the stones of this life arise in mine & Walker's marriage...that we will be granted the faith and patience to wait on God to roll them away.

This lesson has come at such an encouraging time, as we struggle with our big "stone" right now, finding a place to live. It has taken so much out of me, emotionally & spiritually, to wait & wait & wait. [Okay...more like worry & worry & worry.] Bless Walker for dealing with my emotional unpredictability. Which I bet you he would say was his stone these days... ;)

But seriously. This weight and heaviness, this worry I can't seem to shake, has really become an issue dealing with my faith. I don't have enough of it. Which makes me feel embarrassed, angry, and for lack of a bigger vocabulary...like a not very good Christian. But When Christ reveals to me things like this, at times like this, I am restored. I am humbled. I "get it" again. It is such a beautiful thing. My heart is blooming like a tulip tonight.

I am so grateful for the timing of God's teaching. His constant knowing of my needs, even those that are quieted & stifled deep inside my soul, amazes me. Today has been a wonderful day of celebration, and has served as a reminder that He is the truest teacher. The risen redeemer. And, oh joy! The roller away of stones.