We are like ships that leave familiar harbors to explore new lands, new horizons, and new opportunities. But like ships we face dangers of getting lost in the storms at sea or simply losing touch with where we came from. Dangers lurk at the edge.
Each of us has had a beginning. As children we are kept close to home by parental direction. When raised with caution, stability, and security, we keep close to those who have given us life and a continuing support system. However, we each have in us Adam's wayward seed.
Until we come of age, we shall walk that precarious edge. Curiosity will put us into the danger zone. Bravery can drive us to the point of self-injury. Weakness will make us subject to destructive forces indiscriminately. Ignorance and innocence will cause us to be vulnerable to anything and everything that exists out there. Mental frenzy will keep us confused and unprotected in a self-aggrandizing world.
For each of us, ready or not, the world awaits us. It beckons us to come like the unexplored forest, the city on a hill, or a distant shore.
The time will come when each must move on. Today we move to the Easter experience and from the Easter experience, the most remarkable event in history. We make this our truth claim. We build upon it our faith. We open our eyes to the risen Christ who set in motion the Christian movement of which we are a part.
Can we now move on without losing sight of our faith? Secular forms lure us, disbelief runs rampant in the streets, habits grip us again like webs, and worldly needs preoccupy us once again. But I say, hold dear to the Resurrection. It is the tipping point of my faith, our faith, and our future. God's power remains with us and is there for our asking. Move on but never from this Truth. Jesus Christ I do proclaim.
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