Easter 2025

tomb

/toom/

 noun

a place of darkness where dead things are placed. Originally used for dead bodies, now also used for tragic moments, painful wounds, and poor decisions.

a place out of sight, usually dark and dank, used so one need not think about, recognized, or acknowledge what’s stored there.

a place with thick walls protected by large, heavy stones, much like a cave.

a place of shadows - of fear, sorrow, all-consuming guilt - which reaches out with its dark fingers seeking to take hold and pull us in.

a place, external or internal, made by an individual who cannot, or will not, let go of the past, or by others who seek feelings of superiority or self-righteousness at the expense of others.

the place God needed to go to remove all death from one’s life, a place made empty and full of light, so one can dance again and sing “alleluia” from the depths of one’s liberated soul.

 See “Resurrection.”