Resurrected Hope; Hosea 6:1-3

I was driving home the other day when I noticed it again. As the utility poles passed by, I couldn't help but catch the shape of the cross. Has that happened to you? Maybe you see the cross in the panels of a door, the mast of a ship, or just two pieces of wood that happen to fall together right. Something within us seems drawn to the cross; its image is ever before us. In a moment of wry humor, we might even call it our "cross-eyed view." I believe it's born out of our desire to see Jesus at the center of everything in our lives. As we draw near him, the story of the cross and his resurrection pull at us, changing how we view our world, the people around us, and ourselves. We see hints of his presence everywhere. We're spending a few weeks looking at Easter Stories as we lead up to our celebration of the resurrection, finding stories that point to the cross and new life in the Bible and the lives of our friends. All the while, the image of Jesus comes into sharper focus for us.