EASTER LIGHT
On this morning
this glorious morning,
the earth is transfigured.
Resurrection light shines over the land.
Earth anew in divine light.
Each other anew in divine light.
Our deepest selves anew in divine light.
Little Easter poems bloom in the Church garden:
Lily and daffodil,
Paschal lamb,
Sprinkling water,
Rising incense,
Alleluia bells,
Gilded white,
All pointing to Easter Light.
And we process in this consecrated light
out of our homes,
along stream sides,
into the narthex,
and down the aisle.
Procession becomes a pilgrimage leading through the seasons,
carrying Easter light to the forgotten and sleeping–
wending its ways through thin places vibrant with God,
wending its way through thick places in dire need of divine illumination.
Bless the eyes that see this light.
Bless the hearts that reflect this light.
Bless the hands the create in this light.
Bless the feet that walk in this Easter light.
Amen.
Les Miller is a husband, dad, grandfather and catechist. He has served the Catholic education community for 40 years as teacher, chaplaincy team leader, Department Head. AQ Instructor, textbook writer, and Religious Education and Family Life Consultant. Les authored the 25 Questions Series, Words for the Journey and award-winners Catholic Teacher’s Companion and Northern Light. Currently, he is an instructor and advisor with the Archdiocese of Toronto’s online Catechist formation program and lead contributor to the St. Monica Institute’s series on praying with art, Abide in Beauty.
