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Seasons of the Spirit

Jesus said to her, 
“Woman, why are you weeping? 
Whom are you looking for?”

Which of us hasn't experienced a season of the spirit? Certainly, we've experienced a winter of the spirit wandering through Covid, snow storms, and war effecting our lives and those in the war zone. 

For me, the Sugaring Season marks the end of winter and the beginning of Spring.

Some Vermont friends posted pictures of their sugar houses as they worked boiling the sap into syrup

Sugaring is ALOT of hard work!!!

Traditionally, the opening of sugar houses to the public includes sharing sugar on snow, donuts, and pickles. 

Mary Magdalene's season of the spirit meant wandering through an odyssey of seeing Jesus tortured, crucified, and buried. 

She was in a season of grief with good reason for weeping. 

However, our God of healing breaks into her human experience. 

Mary sees angels in the tomb asking her why she is weeping. Jesus calls her by name asking her why she is weeping. Even through the tears of her season of grief, Mary recognizes him. Jesus tells her he will be ascending to the Father.

This is the resurrection story.

God breaks into whatever season of the spirit we are experiencing.  

When our season is grieving, God brings a season of comfort; 
from a season of despair to a season of optimism; 
from a season of chaos to a season of order.

In the Resurrection story God says to us that whatever season we are experiencing, God brings new life.
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