St. Matthew Lutheran church, Springfield, PA

 
 

From our Senior Pastor

The Resurrection of Jesus: After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. Suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.  For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.  Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.  Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” (Matthew 28:1-10)

What an amazing story we celebrate! As the Church, the Body of Christ, we dare to proclaim that the body of Christ rose from the dead. We are bold to profess that there is new life that can come, even through the death and destruction that is part of this world. There is nothing that God cannot do! There is nothing that is stronger than our God! We need not fear anything, for God is with us. God calls us into a community of faith, a gathering of believers, in which he makes his presence known in the breaking of the bread, in prayer, in support and care.

This is amazing news that we receive at Easter time. May we be filled by this news, and live in the power of God’s love for us through Jesus Christ!

In Christ’s Love,

Pastor Karl M. Richard