Day 5 | Rising into New Life
A Holy Week Journey to find Risen Hope
Dear Friends,
Happy Easter!
After days of looking at loyalty, suffering, waiting, and death, we arrive here—at the empty tomb. And yet, Easter does not erase what came before it. Instead, it redeems it.
Resurrection did not come quickly. It came after silence. After grief. After long hours when Jesus’s closest followers believed hope had been lost. But on Easter morning, God revealed what had been true all along: death was not the end of the story.
Rising into New Life reminds us that resurrection often begins quietly. What looks lifeless may simply be waiting. What feels forgotten may be undergoing transformation we cannot yet see. Just as the tomb was not the end for Jesus, the places in our lives that feel stalled, broken, or worn down are not beyond God’s restoring power.
Because Christ is alive, hope is alive.
Because Christ has risen, renewal is possible.
Because Jesus conquered death, nothing surrendered to Him is ever wasted.
Today, Easter invites us not just to celebrate—but to trust. To welcome new life that may look different than what we expected, but more beautiful than we imagined. To live with the hope our Risen Savior brings.
He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!
Your JBU Sisters in Christ ❤️
Rising into New Life
How Resurrection Hope Makes All Things New.
By: Adriana Hayes
