Ever eat breakfast by moonlight?

One of my favorite resurrection phrases in John 20 is this one: early and dark. That's when some of the disciples discovered the greatest event in the history of Planet Earth: Jesus' resurrection from the dead.

Think of how many things we miss in life because we aren't accessible to the world of early and dark. We aren't awake to the early and dark moments of life. It was only those two disciples (Peter and John) and the apostle to the apostles (Mary) who lived the experience of Easter morning because they didn't sleep through the most early and dark experience in their lives.

Maybe as a preparation for Valentine's Day you could try some early and dark experiences, and discover some surprising things. I'll never forget one winter early and dark morning i…