We must always be very careful where we are seeking Jesus: among the dead or the living.
Seeking Jesus among the dead means to relegate Him and His words to the ancient wisdom of a historic figure, beneficial but optional and largely irrelevant to the issues of modern living. Seeking a living Jesus is an altogether different prospect -- one which acknowledges His mastery over death, His power over life, and His absolute authority over everything. A dead Jesus can be admired, quoted, and then easily dismissed, like an accessory to be adorned when it matches your particular outfit that day. But a living Jesus is a Lord and King, and demands our absolute devotion and total surrender. Which one we seek at any given moment says far more about us than about Him.
Love this quote from John Irving's novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany:
"Anyone can be sentimental about the Nativity; any fool cab feel like a Christian at Christmas. But Easter is the main event; if you don't believe in the resurrection, you're not a believer."
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