Reflecting Easter

I hope you had a blessed Easter.

I grew up in a non-Christian household, so over the past ten years of my journey as a Christian, I’ve found myself exploring the lead-up to Easter, especially Lent, in different ways. Some years I’ve fasted, given something up, or taken something on. But this year felt different. I just wanted to be, to sit in the presence of God.

I began attending a weekly prayer gathering at my church, and I found myself genuinely excited to spend time with Him, not out of obligation, but from a deep longing to draw near.

It’s made me wonder: what does reflection look like for you? What does it mean to withdraw, to be alone with the Father, to truly see and encounter Him, without rushing from one thing to the next?

Our society constantly pushes us to move faster, to stay busy, to keep going. But in a book by John Mark Comer, he writes: “For many of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.”

How often do we find ourselves stuck in familiar routines, patterns that feel comfortable, even normal? And I wonder, how often do our church structures mirror that same rhythm?

Over the next few weeks, I invite you to reflect on your own journey throughout the last seven weeks. What has God been saying to you throughout Lent, Holy Week, and Easter?

If you’re part of a church leadership team, I encourage you to take time to reflect honestly together. What was your experience of Easter this year? Was it rooted in the richness of being with God, or did it become centred around the events and activities we put on?

As you take that time to reflect, I encourage you to do so without pressure or expectation. Not to analyse or critique, but simply to notice, where was God? Where did you feel close to Him, and where did you feel hurried, distracted, or distant?

Because maybe the invitation isn’t to do more next year, or to create something bigger or better. Maybe the invitation is the same one I felt this Lent to slow down, to make space, and to be.

To be with the Father.
To sit in His presence.
To rediscover the richness that comes not from what we do, but from who we are with.

In a world that constantly pulls us to hurry, perhaps the most radical thing we can do is choose to remain.