1 Peter 1:8 Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy
This is a description of our life as Christians today. Frankly, it's been true of Christians for something close to 2000 years now. We haven't seen Jesus. We didn't walk with him. We didn't put our hands in his wounds after Easter to "prove" that it was really Jesus who had been crucified and was living again. We haven't seen him, but we love him anyway. We don't see him, but we believe in him and we receive the Easter news with joy.
That's what faith is about. Believing in something you don't see. Believing in life even when we see death. Believing in hope when the news is grim. Celebrating with joy even if the news isn't all good. Hold on to faith. Hold on to joy. Hold on to Alleluia! It's what you can't see that is often most profoundly true.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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