Empty
The ultimate example of unintended consequences.
And it is the very essence of Christianity to face suffering and death not because they are good, not because they have meaning, but because the Resurrection of Jesus has robbed them of their meaning.1
And of course the true meaning of Easter is precisely that the Christian is called to make this journey with Christ and the people of God out of ‘Egypt’ to the promised land.2
— Thomas Merton
Notes
Merton, Thomas. No Man Is An Island, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, San Diego, New York, London, 1983. p. 79.
Merton, Thomas, Opening The Bible, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1970. p. 56.
Whether you believe or refuse to believe, deep in your heart you want this to be true - otherwise . . .
I read Merton's book long ago. Perhaps it's time for another read.