Easter & Resurrection Gardens

Christ is Risen, 
       He is Risen Indeed! 

Our grade ½ students were challenged to create resurrection gardens this week as part of their remote learning. They gathered natural materials such as stones, wood, dirt, and vegetation to create unique and personal depictions of the physical settings of the events of this holy week as we approach Easter. Their busy hands and creativity were evident in the unique end results they shared with their classmates using pictures. What a joy to see them proudly share, even though they haven’t been together in a physical classroom in some time.

There will be stories told about these times for many years. This all feels pretty significant, and for some the story is perhaps starting to feel heavy, hopeless, and unending. Although the last month has led us through things we’ve never seen and had us living with challenges we were not expecting, we desire to remember and celebrate a much bigger, more important story of the gift of a Saviour who made all things new and gave us abundant life. May we marvel at the words of the angel who met the women in the most important resurrection garden, “He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.” (Matthew 28:6) Christ is risen! SJ