Writing Prompt:
Rebirth and Resurrection
Christians celebrated Easter in the month of April, remembering a time when Jesus died and then rose again. To me, it is not coincidental that Easter occurs in the spring, a season in the Midwest associated with rebirth and renewal.
Write about what rebirth and renewal mean to you. Maybe it demonstrates itself in one of the following ways:
- A second chance you didn’t see coming
- Something (or someone) you once lost that finds its (their) way back to you
- The heaviness of waiting—for answers, for healing, for closure
- A place that comes alive again
- A person you didn’t expect to forgive—or be forgiven by
- Planting something and watching it grow
- A tradition you create out of grief
- The moment you realize you’re healing
- Someone rising from ruin—not literally, but in spirit
- What it means to be “reborn” emotionally or spiritually
- A small resurrection—something broken that becomes beautiful again
Story Starter:
Seven Days, One Secret
After being declared dead for 24 hours, you wake up in the morgue with no memory of what happened—only a strange symbol burned into your palm and a note in your pocket that says, ‘You have one week to finish what you started.’