Coming Home

Facebook is full of videos showing soldiers coming home from overseas to surprise their family. Chances are, if you come across one of these videos, you will get sucked in, and you will cry. There’s something about someone returning victorious from war and the uncontrollable of the family member they’re surprising. Their joy is contagious. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoV4TWiXI0k. On Easter Sunday, we can imagine Jesus returning from war. He’s alive and he’s victorious. He’s defeated sin and death and he surprises his family. The joy is contagious. We celebrate the resurrection thousands of years later, and the joy is still hitting us