As the days of Lent progress, the horizon of the Resurrection is slowly taking shape. Easter is approaching, and with it this incredible promise: Life is stronger than death. But this joy is not an emotion that can be triggered on the day. It's an inner journey, a preparation of the heart. To fully embrace the light of Easter, we sometimes have to cross over into the shadows, let go of the clutter, and open up spaces where God can bring new life. Here are five simple, profound and concrete gestures to prepare our hearts for this Resurrection that is coming.
Leaving a wound in God's hands
We all carry wounds. Some are old, others more recent. It's not a question of forgetting them, or denying them, but of placing them in the hands of the Risen Lord. Take a moment to name a wound, a pain, a sadness, and say to God: "I don't know how to heal it, but I entrust it to you". This gesture may seem tiny, but it opens up a path of life. The Resurrection often begins where we believe that nothing more is possible.
Choosing to forgive or to ask for forgiveness
Forgiveness is a passage. A threshold to cross. It does not always depend on the other person, but begins within ourselves. Forgiving a hurtful word, an absence, a silence. Or having the courage to acknowledge a fault, a wound that we have caused. These gestures are demanding, but they are liberating. They untie what is holding us back. Preparing our hearts for the Resurrection also means opening a breach in the walls of resentment or shame. Here again, it is God who works, gently, patiently, through our desire for peace.
Going back to basics in our daily lives
As Easter approaches, we can choose to make a little space in our days: less noise, less bustle, less dispersion. It could be less screen time, a simpler meal, a task completed with slowness and presence. It doesn't have to be spectacular. It simply says: "I want to live more deeply, more connected to you, Lord. And in this return to the essential, something begins to breathe again. The heart becomes lighter and more available to welcome the light.
Turning to someone
Sometimes a simple call, a visit, a message, can open a breach in the other person's solitude. Preparing our hearts for the Resurrection also means opening up to relationships. God reaches out to us through the faces we meet. A gesture of attention, of reconciliation, of listening, becomes an act of shared resurrection. It's not we who save the other person, but it's God who passes through us. And that gives a very concrete taste of faith.
Lighting an inner light
On Easter night, a flame is passed on. It's more than a symbol: it's life reborn, faith reawakened, hope breathed anew. Even before that night, we can light a little inner light every day: read a verse, say thank you for something, make an intention in prayer. These are like little flames lit in expectation. Preparing our hearts for the Resurrection means believing that the light is coming back, even if it is still fragile.
Conclusion
The Resurrection is not experienced only with songs and bells. It is prepared for in the silence of the heart, in trust, in small, simple but true gestures. God is not looking for great feats: he is waiting for open hearts. These five gestures, humbly made in our daily lives, are like seeds. And on Easter morning, in the great silence of the open tomb, God will make what we have sown with faith blossom. For it is he, and he alone, who makes all things new.
