July Mini-Retreat: Resurrection through the Voices of Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse with Mary Street Wilson

On Easter morning our churches sing songs filled with "Alleluias", but in our gospel texts, Easter morning is filled with fear. In particular, the Gospel of Mark says the women are trembling with fear and that "they said nothing to no one, they were afraid for..." I propose that a trauma informed theology of resurrection begins by acknowledging the fear and trembling, along with the silence of the victims. Furthermore, resurrection is not a once and done event nor is it an isolated individual experience. We are raised together in community, breaking the silence of fear, remembering the trauma and re-membering our lives, and then we move to empowering survivors to thrive.

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