A few years back I wrote another post on this same topic. If I remember correctly, it was C.S. Lewis who coined the term Little Resurrections (but don’t quote me on that). When I first came across it, I was going through a particularly Lenty Lent in Ohio.

I was participating in the rigorous Fiat90 program (not my cup of tea, as it turns out), and struggling with the fact that Spring in the Midwest is not the same as Spring in South Carolina (sunshine where are you???). It was also the Lent that I got laid off from what was supposed to be my dream job. So there was that.

As I wrestled my unpleasant reality, I started searching for these Little Resurrections.

This Lent has also been difficult because of life circumstances. The truth is deployment + solo parenting + pregnancy have been a lot harder than I anticipated. There have been times when I have been completely overwhelmed by discouragement: it’s just so hard; and for so long.

You may not be facing this exact set of struggles (although if you are HMU!), but I’m sure you have your very own set. And this Easter may not feel as Easter-y as you would like, but I want to share some of the Little Resurrections I’ve experienced in my life as of late in case it helps you find the ones in yours.

• when the morning sickness subsided. What a relief. It truly was like coming back to life. So so so thankful.
• when the weather got consistently warmer. PRAISE!
• my first coffee in months
• my first workout in months
• my first holy hour in months
• my first confession in months
• spending some happy moments with Monica in my lap after an especially hard day
• cleaning out my car
• my first haircut (and the first time I looked presentable) in months
• breaking out my camera for the first time in months

We all have different areas of life that die and come back to life, even if we don’t always acknowledge them. It may not be the one big thing we were really, really hoping for (like Stephen walking through the door weeks early), but maybe it’s what we need. In any case, being mindful of these small victories in our lives can help us see that the Resurrection truly is at work in us all the time.

Calvary lasted three days, the Resurrection is still ongoing. Lent is just a season and Easter is our identity. As Saint John Paul the Great says: “We are an Easter people and hallelujah is our song!”

Peace,

Miranda