The church year calendar says that today is the second Sunday of Easter because the story of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ continues. However, for most Christians, even devout ones who attend church just about every Sunday, this is the Sunday after the main event. Churches, which last Sunday were crowded with worshipers and visitors, might just as well be closed for repairs today. Even pastors breathing a sigh of relief now that the long Lenten pilgrimage is over, wouldn't even be available for comment right now because they're taking some vacation days while others fill in for them at church this morning. But don't turn your radio off just yet because for those who do go to church today, the resurrection story of hope addresses all the doubts we harbor about this seemingly impossible defiance of natural law.

Now, it's true that it continues behind locked doors. For the disciples were afraid that the crucifixion of their Lord might be only the beginning of terror for them. So they gathered behind the locked doors of a crowded upstairs room, as though they were hostages trapped by an impending crisis. They were afraid of the authorities from the temple police. They were afraid of one another. But mostly they were afraid of the consequences if what they had heard and seen concerning a risen Jesus might really be true. What then? Better to remain hidden behind locked doors that offer safety and keep out reality. Many who attended church last Sunday experienced a rush of Easter Joy because the church was full of singing and flowers. But when it was all over, they returned to the shelter of doors locked against acceptance of the story. People might laugh and ridicule us if we actually voiced our belief in the resurrection. Better to keep our doors locked.

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