Easter Blessings

"Beyond bunnies, baskets, chocolate, and jelly beans, Easter calls us to the profound practice of resurrection of the body. Resurrection is about entering the fire of our passion and letting it burn brightly. It is about what enlivens us and makes us feel vital. It is about feeling the full weight and lightness of our physical being. As Mary Oliver writes in a poem: "What is name of the deep breath (you) would take over and over for all of us?" or do you continue to do as Mary asks in another of her splendid poems: "Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?" What would it mean for you to open yourself fully to the sacred breath moving through and sustaining you moment by moment? How might you let your dreams and passion be resurrected this season?" - Abbey of the Arts