Learning to See: Discovering Where God Is Already at Work

Dear FLC Family,

One of the quiet invitations of the Easter season is learning to see differently.

After the resurrection, the disciples slowly begin to realize that Jesus is not only someone who was with them—he is still alive and active among them. Yet again and again in the Easter stories, they do not recognize him at first. Mary Magdalene mistakes him for the gardener. The disciples on the road to Emmaus walk beside him for miles before their eyes are opened. Even the disciples by the sea do not immediately realize it is the Lord standing on the shore.

The resurrection does not simply change the future. It changes how we look at the present.

Part of the Christian life is learning to notice where God is already at work—in our lives, in our community, and in the world around us. Sometimes we expect God to act in dramatic or obvious ways. But often God is present in quieter places: in acts of kindness, in unexpected moments of hope, in the courage to keep going, in the care we offer one another, and in the work of justice and mercy unfolding in our communities.

The apostle Paul reminds us of this comforting truth:

“We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.”
— Romans 8:28

This does not mean that everything that happens is good. But it does mean that God is always at work, even in places where we might not immediately recognize it.

Throughout this Easter season, we will reflect together on how the resurrection invites us to open our eyes and pay attention. Where do we see signs of new life? Where is hope emerging? Where might Christ already be present, inviting us to join in what God is doing?

Sometimes faith begins not with certainty, but with attention.

As we worship, pray, and serve together in these weeks of Easter, may God give us the grace to notice—to see the quiet ways Christ is alive among us, and to join in the work of love, healing, and hope that God is already doing in the world.

Grace and peace,

Pr. Amy