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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
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