I'm Back by Tracy Williamson
I am back! After sharing my final blog contribution to MTW in January it seems that there was no one eagerly waiting to take my place, so here I am once again. It is a strange feeling to say goodbye and just a short time later to say 'hello, I'm back!' With Easter not long behind us, I'm wondering if Jesus found it strange too? How did it feel to walk out of that tomb into the glory of a new day? Sometimes in life and in our writing we feel something has come to an end. We say goodbye and turn away. But its important to remember with God that our human goodbyes are often His hellos. We see in creation, even now, the hellos of spring flowers turning the barren ground gold or blue; the winter hush and rush becoming the symphony of birds and petals in concert. Life returns, joy rises, life blooms. Creation shouts out 'Hello, I'm back' The agony of Jesus death meant that He left His friends and family overwhelmed with grief and horror. Could they eve