Easter Homily: God's "No!" Is for an Even Greater "Yes!"
Easter Sunday Homily: God’s “No!” Is for and Even Greater “Yes!” Isa 25.6-9; Psalm 118.1-2, 14-24; 1 Cor 15.1-11; John 20.1-18 Easter is a reminder that God’s “No!” is for an even greater “Yes!”, a yes that we are incapable of imagining, a ‘yes’ that we are incapable of constructing on our own. And so Easter is a reminder that we are called to be patient, to wait on the Lord. In Holy Week we have been reminded, in our Stations of the Cross readings from the Gospel of Matthew, that Jesus prayed fervently three times for deliverance. Embodying our Psalm 118 reading, he longed to see the steadfast love of the Lord endure through his trial, torture, and crucifixion. He turned to the Father to be his strength and his salvation. He looked for the Father’s right hand to do valiantly: “Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me”. Luke’s account tells us that as he prayed his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground (Luke 22.44). But