Expect a Miracle

“It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement.”

Eugene H. Peterson

Today is the highest holy day in our Christian calendar. Though much attention is given to Christmas, Resurrection Sunday is the day where we celebrate Christ’s victory over death and the grave and--with awe and gratitude--we receive God’s invitation in Christ to a new life.

The Resurrection of Christ is a wonder. The greatest wonder of all wonders. The kind of wonder that should move God’s people to unfettered praise and unyielding tears of amazement. Yet I fear that life has dulled our senses of a sense of wonder. We have grown cynical and calloused. We have developed spiritual cataracts to the point that we can no longer see God’s miracles in our midst. And though the saying is true that wonders never cease, I fear we’ve ceased to be wondered.

But we serve a God who is still working wonders. Part of being Unashamed Witnesses--who go higher in worship--is to be on high alert for the miraculous activity of God. So on this Resurrection Sunday, we are kicking off our new sermon and Bible study series, Expect a Miracle, focusing on the miracles, signs, and wonders of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of John. For when we recognize God’s miracles in Scripture, we will be poised to recognize God’s miracles in our daily lives.

Growing in Christ,

Pastor Donna Olivia Owusu-Ansah