Easter Monday after Resurrection Sunday

2 Corinthians 4:7-11

Monday will never measure up. It always sits in the shadow of Sunday and follows on the heels of eventful weekends, forming contrasts too great for this mere weekday to overcome.  Monday has a reputation for being the rule-keeper of the group by signaling reality, sounding the alarm clock, and infamously shutting down fun times. We usually dread it and wish we could play a Skip card on it. 

Monday means back to business, back to normal, back to school, back to reality, back to routine weekdays, and even more so when it follows a holiday like this one.  On Sunday, we rightly celebrate, sing, invite, and dine over joyous truth worth every ounce of energy, but what does the resurrection mean when I wake up the next day?

If I’ve claimed Christ’s death and resurrection on my behalf, then He is living in me. His life in me must mean something for weekdays of paperwork, crying children, loads of laundry, upset clients, overdue bills, unmet expectations, questions about the future, broken relationships, and everyday normal living. How does the power to defeat death translate into power to live my days?

2 Corinthians 4:7-11 helps us understand what this holiday means for the week:

On Monday, when people and situations are pressing in from every side, it’s our living Savior in us that keeps us from crumbling under the weight of it all. 

On Tuesday, when we’re perplexed about which way to turn, what decision to make, or whether we even have resources for the next step, it’s the power of God that raised Christ, which keeps us from despair in our confusion.

On Wednesday, when we feel hunted down, on the run, or harassed for our faith, it’s the presence of Christ that will not abandon us.

On Thursday, when life swings for a total knockout, it’s Jesus’ death we’re tasting, but it’s His life that guarantees we will not be destroyed.

What are Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday for, if not for weekdays like these?