This to me is the greatest “waking up” event ever. In this verse like in the previous, it disregards where we’ve been. Our lives were filled with the living dead. What we did during those days was for zombies. And yes, just like waking up from sleep, we rise up from those days of rotting flesh to be embraced by the loving arms of Jesus. His light shines on us giving us new life. Don’t lose hope, no matter how dead you are/were, you are called to not be a sleeper anymore. Wake up to new life! Wake up to never-failing love! Wake up to everlasting peace!

Come on then, come on.