There are many metaphors which are used to show the correlation between Easter and springtime.
The first one that comes to my mind is the risen savior, who triumphed over death and the grave to new life.
The parallel in nature, of course, is the rebirth of the landscape after a period of dormancy marked by drabness and the lack of life.
No matter how cold the winter, we know that the warmth of spring is coming. It is the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.
No matter how dark our circumstances, at about this time each year Christians are asked to commemorate the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose crucifixion was the key that unlocked the door of separation between sinful man and Holy God, and whose resurrection gave us the promise of eternal life.
Easter 2020 finds us facing extraordinary challenges that just a few months ago we could not have imagined.
Many of us studied pandemics when we were in school, but who could have fathomed that we would face one in our lifetime?
COVID-19 has drastically altered our lives, at least temporarily — and, in some ways, perhaps permanently. Time will tell.
Eventually, however, with the brightest and best scientific and medical minds in the world zeroed in on this new coronavirus, an effective treatment and a preventive vaccine will be developed and the world will right itself again.
There will be regeneration, revitalization, of daily life. This long, hard trial of our spirit will pass. Our nation, this world, will stand the test.
It is very fitting that the observance of Easter occurs during springtime. It reminds us of renewal and victory.
Jesus brought spiritual light and hope of eternal life into a dark and hopeless world. But nowhere are we told to expect smooth sailing in this world. In fact, Jesus said just the opposite, but to trust in Him.
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” — John 16:33, ESV
