Life comes flooding in

“The resurrection of Christ is not just another incredible feat to be entered in the Guinness Book of World Records, something to be admired but not emulated. Jesus is the firstfruits — his resurrection is a sign to all the world of a great harvest of life to come.

Alternatively, we can liken the resurrection of Christ to a breach in a North Sea dyke — just as, once a hole has been made in the sea defences, the sea comes rushing in, so once a hole has been blown through death’s defences, life comes flooding into the world’s wide graveyard.”
— Paul Beasley-Murray
The Message of the Resurrection