For you can rejoice and not grieve. Your dead are not at home in the tomb. They are alive in the deep heart of God. That is the sure and certain hope given to us this day in the risen Christ. And so today is the day to stop being afraid to die.
Today is the day love is stronger than death.
Today is the day Christ has burst his three-day prison. The tomb is empty. He is risen. Our Lord is risen indeed. Let us pray.