On Sunday billions around the world will celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the grave as not only historical fact, but the event which makes it possible for all believers to one day overcome death too, in Christ (Rom. 8:11). Resurrection seems like an idea that flies in the face of science and the laws of nature; perhaps that’s why it remains an obstacle to belief for many today. Yet careful observation of the world around us, in both culture and nature—even our own circadian rhythms—shows that “resurrection” isn’t as outlandish a concept as we might think.

In the article below, Joe Deegan reflects on how resurrection is woven through the fabric of God’s creation—from the daily cycle of sleeping and waking to the transformation of caterpillars into butterflies, and more. I have previously written about how resurrection shows up in movies, and I’ve curated playlists of wordless songs which musically evoke the resurrection theme. It shouldn’t surprise us that the same Author whose redemptive story climaxes with the death and resurrection of the Son of God, is also the author whose created order and image-bearers return, again and again, to this dramatic theme. “We can believe in the resurrection because the Creator has rendered it in vibrant color at every corner of the universe,” Deegan writes. “The more we learn to pay attention to it, the more we’ll see everything else in its light.”

As you celebrate Easter this weekend, look for the little resurrections around you—winter’s thaw, budding trees, a rekindled relationship, healing after a sickness. Let them further bolster your confession in the empty tomb, and deepen your affections for the resurrected Christ.