"And at this point He began first to shew His might: for He went into Hell, and when He was there He raised up the great Root out of the deep deepness which rightfully was knit to Him in high Heaven."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 51)
Humanity was trapped in sin and death. Julian describes humanity trapped in death as a great root buried in the earth. This root of humanity had been rightly joined to Christ in heaven and did not rightfully belong to death. Christ came and freed humanity! He destroyed the power of death over us, raised us up and gave us life together with Him! The mighty power that raised Christ from death to life has raised humanity from death to life as well. How wonderful to know that when Life encounters death, death dies! When the Power of God encounters the power of death, death is defeated! When Love encounters the prison of death, all the captives in the prison of death are freed! Because of Christ we know that death is already a conquered foe. Eternal life with Christ awaits, and it has already begun for us!
"When Christ went up to heaven he took those he had won with him."
Ephesisans 4:8 (WE)
"God has won against death. He has destroyed it completely! Death, you can no longer win! Death, you no longer have any power to hurt us!' ...We thank God! Because of our Lord Jesus Christ, we win against death and its power."
1 Corinthians 15:54-55, 57 (EASY)
A Prayer: Remind me of how powerful You are on my behalf, stronger even than death! With You inside me, nothing can defeat me!