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<\/a>In his sermon \u201cThe Secret in the Dark,\u201d Frederick Buechner wonders at why in the four gospels, when they get to the most important part of the story (resurrection), the gospel writers tell it in whispers\u2013no choir of angels, no explosion of light, not a soul was there to witness it.<\/p>\n\u201cIt was the most extraordinary thing they believed had ever happened, and yet they tell it so quietly that you have to lean close to be sure what they are telling,\u201d (SITD 253).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
His conclusion is this:<\/p>\n
That is why the Sundays after Easter are so precious, and precious because, in their comparatively subdued, low-key way, they\u00a0seem not only closer to how the resurrection actually took place as\u00a0the Gospels describe it but, more important still, closer to the reality of the resurrection as you and I are apt to experience it. These\u00a0everyday Sundays without all the flowers and music and exaltation\u00a0are like the kind of day that Luke describes in his account of the\u00a0two disciples on their walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus some seven\u00a0miles away, (SITD 253-4).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It has me thinking about ordinary everyday resurrection\u2013everyday Sundays\u2013and how this is how the kingdom comes, in the ordinary. A walk along the road. A meal with friends where Jesus appears suddenly in your midst. Just seems powerful to me today, so I thought\u00a0I would share\u2026<\/p>\n
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