But the Easter message is that what we cannot do has been brought into the world by God.
For Christ Jesus is alive with the life of the world to come. A life where every tear is wiped away, every injustice righted, every evil exposed and judged and banished. And through Jesus a new future is set for the whole world. The resurrection promises each nation, and every victim and survivor, that the injustices, cruelties, evil deeds and soulless institutions of this world do not have the last word.
Not only his blood stained grave clothes are left behind in the tomb but all of our grave clothes.
This is what we proclaim at Easter. It is a season of life and hope, of repentance and renewal. This week in the Eastern Orthodox world it is Holy Week, the greatest time for repentance. Muslims are in Ramadan, a time for purification and change, coming to Eid. Jews celebrate the Passover and liberation. Let this be a time for Russian ceasefire, withdrawal and a commitment to talks. This is a time for resetting the ways of peace, not for what Bismarck called blood and iron. Let Christ prevail! Let the darkness of war be banished.
The resurrection is the conquest of death and the opening of eternal life – through Jesus a gift offered to every human being who reaches out to him.
My sermon at the Easter Day Sung Eucharist at @CburyCathedral this morning: https://t.co/6SqsKBioDn
— Archbishop of Canterbury (@JustinWelby) April 17, 2022