Skip to content
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Welcome to Blessed is She, where we love Jesus and you.

Lent 2023 has arrived. And you've got to get it.

FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS $75+

Shipping FAQ Contact
Search
  • About
  • Prayer
  • Community
  • Shop
  • Experiences
  • Free Resources
Blessed Is She
Account Search Cart
  • About Toggle menu
    • About Blessed is She
    • Staff + Writers
    • BIS Quiz
  • Prayer Toggle menu
    • Devotions
      Devotions
    • Blog
      Blog
    • Blessed is She App
      Blessed is She App
    • Teachable Tuesdays
      Teachable Tuesdays
    • Podcast
      Podcast
  • Community Toggle menu
    • Regional Groups
    • Blessed Brunches
    • Blessed Conversations
    • Blessed is She App
  • Shop Toggle menu
    • By Product Type Toggle menu
      • Accessories
      • Apparel
      • Books
      • Candles
      • Cards
      • Crucifixes
      • Jewelry
      • Lent
      • Posters & Prints
      • Stickers
    • By occasion / use Toggle menu
      • Gifts
      • Home
      • Kids
    • Featured Toggle menu
      • Lent
      • New
      • Sale
    • SHOP ALL
      SHOP ALL
  • Experiences
  • Free Resources
LENT 2023 IS HERE: NEW WINE ➔
LENT 2023 IS HERE: NEW WINE ➔

Living the Resurrection

Living the Resurrection

The Resurrection is here, sisters. The long-awaited light.

Is it illuminating your world today? Or does jubilation feel like a spiritual mismatch as you continue to fight some darkness?

Here’s the thing about resurrection: it’s easy to cradle its hope in hindsight.

But we who have the benefit of hindsight forget the reality of Christ’s Resurrection for those who actually witnessed it.

Christ’s followers spent sleepless nights after Calvary cloaked in grief, wracked with the guilt of betrayal, filled with confusion and overwhelm. Christ had personally promised to destroy death and rise on the third day, but in the aftermath of His brutal passion, any thought of His rising was beyond their comprehension.

In the twilight of Easter, Mary Magdalene crept to the tomb, not with the hope of meeting the Living Christ, but with the certainty of tending to His remains. She who had intimately experienced His miracles and healing still struggled to overcome the blindness of grief, the impossibility of hope in human terms—even as she stood face-to-face with the resurrected Christ. The disbelieving disciples running to the tomb still had to overcome their fear and accept the truth despite the proof.

And even when they courageously began to live in truth of the Resurrection, their suffering didn’t end.

Yet neither did their joy.

On the contrary, they weathered mini-Calvarys of suffering and persecution—even martyrdom—with the help of the grace they received through Christ’s Resurrection and a deeply-infused trust in the ultimate resurrection of the body when Christ comes again at the end of time. (See Catechism of the Catholic Church 1002.)

Our life, too, is a series of mini Calvarys and resurrections. Our spiritual seasons won’t always match liturgical seasons. We might doubt the possibility of resurrection for our circumstances in human terms—and we might initially be clouded with doubt and confusion even when we meet He Who did arise face-to-face.

But to live in the truth of Jesus' Resurrection today means holding fast with faith to God’s promises, even in the darkness or haze of spiritual twilight. In uniting every small cross and consolation to Christ’s great Cross, we participate in His Resurrection. We are infused with the hope of final resurrection of our bodies—when every earthly cross will be swallowed up by eternal joy.

Happy Easter, sisters.

In uniting every small cross and consolation to Christ’s great Cross, we participate in His Resurrection. We are infused with the hope of final resurrection of our bodies—when every earthly cross will be swallowed up by eternal joy.Click to tweet Twitter

This Alleluia and Adoration video will lift your heart this Easter morning!

Megan Hjelmstad is a wife and mom 24/7 and an Army Reservist in her “spare” time. She is the Stories Manager for the Blessed is She Instagram account. She’s a bibliophile, tea drinker, sleep lover, and avid admirer of Colorado’s great outdoors. When the writing bug hits, you can find out more about her here.

Blessed is She
About Blessed is She
View other posts from the author

LENT 2023 IS HERE
JOIN THE BIS APP
COME BACK TO FIRST LOVE
Share
  • Facebook Share on Facebook
  • Twitter Share on Twitter
  • Pinterest Pin it
April 21, 2019 — Blessed Is She
Tags: Author_BlessedIsShe Devotions
Left Older Post Back to Devotions Newer Post Right
Welcome to Blessed Is She

Blessed is She is a sisterhood of women who want to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ through their Catholic faith.

Blessed Is She
Quick links
  • About Us
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Affiliates Program
  • Internships/Volunteer
Social
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Amazon
Amazon American Express Apple Pay Diners Club Discover Meta Pay Google Pay Mastercard PayPal Shop Pay Venmo Visa
  • Privacy Policy
  • Shipping & Returns
  • Terms of Service
© 2023 Blessed Is She. Powered by Shopify