On Friday

they huddled in despair

in the shadow

of the cross – 

they did not know

Sunday was coming,

Easter was coming!

 

They fled,

and hid away in fear

they locked the doors

and waited –

they did not know

Easter was coming!

 

In darkness

they grieved,

death had taken its toll,

they felt their loss,

they did not know

light was coming,

resurrection was coming,

Easter was coming!

 

Today, we know 

our own darkness,

we know our own grief,

we know our own fear,

we know our own despair –

but we know something else,

we know light will overcome darkness,

we know hope is coming,

we know resurrection is coming,

we know Easter is coming!! 

 

Easter will come –

it will be different this year,

but one day soon,

we will again fling open the doors,

gather in our churches

and celebrate Easter! 

Easter is coming! 

Joyce Alexander, 3/8/20