April 15: Being Reborn

"Being Reborn"
Written by the Venerable Calhoun Walpole,
Archdeacon of the Diocese of South Carolina

Perhaps you have seen the recent music video Rinascerò, Rinascerai by Roby Facchinetti. The title, translated into English, is: “I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn.” The evocative YouTube video depicts picturesque scenes from the city of Bergamo, Italy, as well as hospital workers at Pope John XXIII Hospital where Facchinetti’s wife serves as a volunteer—and where hundreds of people have died in recent weeks.
 
I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn.
When all is said and done,
we’ll see the stars again.
 
I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn.
The storm that overwhelms us
bends us, but will not break us…
These days will change our days,
but this time we’ll learn a little more.
 
I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn
 
I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn.
Embraced by big skies,
We will trust God again.
And in silence we’ll breathe a new breath…
 
A rebirth is a new birth after death. Rebirth is Resurrection. This Easter week perhaps feels a bit empty this year, especially with the scenes from Easter Day of empty cathedrals and churches throughout the world. Yet it is precisely the empty tomb that signifies our Lord’s resurrection. The stone has been rolled away. Emptiness expands our capacity to breathe a new breath—and receive new life, resurrected life, renaissance.
 
What are the stones being rolled away within your own life this Eastertide?
 
Faithfully yours,
Callie