Sometimes we think we know how the story will end. The relationship is over, the business venture has failed, our child feels lost to us, our dreams will remain forever on the back burner.

But at Easter, we celebrate that just when it seemed like Jesus’ life was over, he defied every odd and rose from the dead. They thought his story was over, but it had just begun. The same is possible for each one of us — Jesus’ love rewrites these fractured stories and dead ends with new purpose. New vibrancy. New hope. He brings us together, united by the power of his love, to create something beautiful... a beauty that lasts.