Easter Morning

It's Easter Morning and the Lord Has Risen Indeed. As we attended sunrise service this morning, I was in awe of the message given by our Bishop/Priest. Such a wonderful homily Ed gave today and a reminder of the unsung hero/ines among ourselves.
Women. Plain, young, old, pretty, sassy, wherever and whomever they are. When Our Lord was laid to rest in the tomb, the first witnesses were the women, the Marys, Joanna, and other women, the faithful. As a feminist liberation theologian, it was Easter music to my ears. Read Luke Ch. 24:1-11.
In so many ways, Jesus Christ respected and allowed women to be all they wanted to be, disciples, servants, learners, all among those that Christ forgave and loved. Christ took the love women had for him for granted, and rightly so, for we carry it still today. Discipleship was/is not a male only prerogative. As we fix the Easter Feast, as we plan our spring cleaning, as we serve the families we love, we can also REST in the love God has for us, the acceptance we know, and hope for the future of our daughters. By His death on the cross, we were equally redeemed. It has just taken more than 2000 years (and counting) for much of the world to get the message.