Easter Sunday — “Fight Like Jesus” review

Easter.

Many Christians will breathe a sigh of relief — they made it through Holy Week without dealing with the unpleasantness of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, or Holy Saturday.

Regardless of you interaction with Holy Week, Easter is here. Here’s a vulnerable confession for a pastor to make. After going through Holy Week, Easter Sunday is a bit of a let down actually. We start off with Palm Sunday. The passion narrative is long and powerful. It tells the entire story of the week. It’s moving. It’s uncomfortable. It’s tragic. And it exposes the world for what it is.

Then we get to Maundy Thursday. There’s the Last Supper. The term itself is significant — Last. That should make us stop and wonder. There’s the foot washing — something so many Christians will avoid at all costs because it is uncomfortable. And there is the betrayal of Judas.

Then comes Good Friday. We are confronted with death. No avoiding it. Even modern funerals try their best to avoid death. Which is humorous actually. We’d rather celebrate someone’s life. Why exactly are we gathered though with a coffin or urn in our midst if not because of death?

Holy Saturday. The day that people think nothing happens. But much is happening. And it is on Holy Saturday that we have the Easter Vigil. Personally, this is my favorite worship service of the year. It has pomp, circumstance, the story of God’s covenantal love with all of creation, remembrance of baptism, movement, and the…