🌅 It happened… it is remembered… and yes, there’s even a word for it: Resurrection.

This Easter weekend, from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, I found myself under a thick cloud of flu and sinus misery: coughing, sneezing, congested, and completely bedridden. Those moments felt like walking through my own shadowed valley—like journeying with Christ through His suffering, death, burial, and empty grave. Then came Easter Monday—and with it, a flicker of strength, renewal, and grace. Half of me felt like I was back to life.

Back to my desk, a laptop I hadn’t touched for three days, I woke up to the word "resurrection," which is listed as Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day. And it stopped me in my tracks.

It said, “In Christian theology, Resurrection (typically capitalized in this use) refers to the event in which Jesus Christ returned to life after his death…”

Even in a secular dictionary, the Resurrection is acknowledged — capital R, bold and unmistakable. The dictionary doesn’t just define a generic concept; it honours the Resurrection as the once-and-for-all moment when Christ conquered death and the grave.

 Had Christ not resurrected, would there even be a capital-R Resurrection to hope in today?

The same word hit me differently. The word doesn’t just describe an event in the Christian faith, where Christ rose from the dead. It also speaks of renewal, of something lost or broken coming alive again.

The dictionary shared two sentences using the word ‘resurrection”:

// Church members look forward to celebrating the Resurrection every Easter.

// The community applauded the resurrection of the commuter rail system.

From death to life, despair to hope, brokenness to healing — we all carry stories of resurrection.

 Take a moment to reflect: What does resurrection mean to you — not just in belief, but in your personal walk?

How have you seen resurrection show up in your life?

In a world quick to forget, may this word — Resurrection — help us remember what’s eternal. And next year this time, it will happen again as a ‘resurrection’ from your mind.