Jesus' message is one of hope and truth. His resurrection is His promise that sin and death have been conquered. It's difficult to hold to that belief when both sin and death seem to surround us and our world. Again, we tend to only see the tribulation and not the joy. We have a wonderous heavenly future to look forward to living, but we can bring in that joy and hope into our world today.
I hope that everyone had a joyful Easter!