Easter rituals begin by lighting a Paschal candle. Lit from a small fire in the darkness, then carried into church, it is kept burning all year. People can walk in afraid or burdened and see candlelight dancing and feel the glow of God’s love. Once a year, on Good Friday, we blow out the candle and remember what it feels like to sit in darkness without assurance or warmth. Good Friday is the day it appears that love is in ashes, snuffed out by political violence, fear, and brokenness. Then three