It was a glorious day. No one could have picked a
more perfect Sunday to celebrate the joy of Easter.
I remember hearing the birds sing during the Sunrise
service.
The sun made her way over the horizon just as we
said our final ‘Amen’ and greeted one another once
more, “Christ has risen indeed!”
Our 40 days in the wilderness and our slow march
during Holy Week turned into a bright hour of song
and celebration as we celebrated the gift of
resurrection during worship at 10am.
Sunday, was, well, pretty perfect.
Easter has come and gone now…. Or has it? As many of
you know, Easter isn’t but 1 Sunday. No, it is
actually 50 days! Thus, for the next 6 or 7 weeks we
will hear stories of the post-resurrected Jesus.
We do this to remind ourselves that we are in fact
an Easter people!
The work isn’t done. Rather, now is the season and
time for us to celebrate the life we receive from
God’s grace. Now is the time to celebrate the sunny
days and the joy of laughter. Now is the time to
thank God for life—for today—for our friends and
family—thank God for YOU!
Creation isn’t done with ‘resurrection’ either.
Trees are blooming; daffodils are opening; and grass
is growing. Before you know it, the slow process of
re-creation will have completely consumed our
neighborhoods. This work, this re-creation, is also
happening in you.
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Everyday God is shaping you into the person who God
wants you to become. Believe it. Trust it. Embrace it. As an Easter
people we are reminded that God has never given up on us and that
not even death could keep God’s love for us down.
So friends, I encourage you to practice resurrection in the coming
days. Celebrate the gift of a new day…this new season. Easter has
not passed us. Rather, it is just beginning.
[Pastor Adam Quine, First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln]
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