Roll back the stone.

Waiting for Easter

“Whatever we are waiting for—peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance—it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.”

                                    Sarah Ban Breathnach

This day, the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter, is all about waiting. The tomb is sealed, the rock in place, guards posted, waiting. Time drags its feet. Does it seem to you that we humans do a lot of waiting? Do you ask yourself, what am I waiting for? Why don't I launch? Why don't I just get up and do whatever it is I'm waiting for?

Waiting is sometimes the smart thing to do—sometimes even, the necessary thing to do. Often, however, our waiting, and putting things off, is out of fear of failure. What if I try this thing I've been waiting all my life to do and fail. How terrible will that be? Well, that's a good question—how terrible could it possibly be? If there is something you are yearning to do, just do it! Even if you fail in your first attempt, you can try again until you get it the way you want it to be. The more terrible fate would be to never try at all.

I loved the photo in the paper of Pope Francis washing the feet of young detainees. This is a different kind of Pope—one who will not stand on ceremony, but who believes that one who leads should be the servant of all. He did not wait for someone to tell him how to lead, or show him the way. He remembered that at the Passover meal, the last supper, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. He went and did likewise. Leading from a place of humility is all but non-existent today. His goal is to show that power is found, not in guns and oppression, but in kindness and generosity. He is not just talking the talk, he is walking the walk.

If you wait for the perfect time to do what you long to do, the perfect time will never come. If you want change, be that change. Don't let fear stop you from being all you can be. Step out in faith—break the seal, roll back the stone, and leave the confinement of the tomb.

                                            In the spirit,

                                                Jane