"He Got Rose!"

Last Sunday, St. Mike's had a special Halloween Kids Sermon. Katie did a great job getting the attention of all the little ghouls and goblins. The subject of her sermon was the Resurrection, with a hint towards All Saints Day. Basically, she invited the kids to explore the ideas of ghosts and zombies (which are all the rage these days), and how those ideas differ from the truth of the Resurrection of Jesus and the ultimate Resurrection of all believers. 

So the discussion began of how Ghosts are scary because they are people that don't have bodies. Zombies are scary because they are people that have bodies but not souls. But should we be scared of Lazarus or Jesus? What makes them different?

Well the answer was quickly discovered that the difference between the scary ghosts and zombies and the Risen Jesus, was that Jesus was a person that had both a soul and a body. He was a complete person. And while the fanciful tales of ghosts and zombies scare us, the truth of the bodily resurrection of Jesus and the ultimate bodily resurrection of us is not something to fear.

And when asked where the Risen Jesus is, and if we went to his grave would we find him, one in the group enthusiastically responded "No! He got rose!" Perhaps the most concise statement of the Resurrection I have heard. 

And as I get ready for St. Mike's observance of All Saints Day tomorrow, I remember my loved ones that have left this world. I also remember all those that have gone before me, known and unknown, that have journeyed on a path of faith and service. I look forward with joy to the day that we all "get rose," just like Jesus.