Rather than focus on a specific person and their insights, on this Easter Monday I thought it helpful to look at some general quotes for Easter from a range of thinkers…
- Easter was when Hope in person surprised the whole world by coming forward from the future into the present – N.T.Wright, Surprised by Hope
- Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song – Pope John Paul II
- Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime – Martin Luther
- Earth’s saddest day and gladdest day were only three days apart – Susan Coolidge
- Easter is not primarily a comfort but a challenge. Its message is either the supreme fact of history or else a gigantic hoax… If it is true, then it is the supreme fact of history, and to fail to adjust one’s life to its implications means irreparable loss – Norman Anderson, The Evidence for the Resurrection
As always, nice chatting…
