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Minister’s Musings …

“Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘1have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said these things to her.” (John 20:18 NRSV)

Having quoted Scripture allow me, too, to quote Verity A. Jones Easter Sunday devotion in our Lenten Season Fellowship of Prayer. She begins “Alleluia, Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen, indeed. Alleluia!” An appropriate beginning for an Easter message, and combining her opening with the John passage brings me to her next to closing paragraph. A statement that has caused me to consider, rejoice, reflect, and celebrate.

“Easter is not the end of our journey; even if it arrives at the end of the Lenten season. Easter is the beginning, the new beginning that God offers to each of us through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is now our time to step out in faith, to turn our lives around, to seize the opportunities of discipleship and fellowship laid out before us.”

She then concludes with the following, “The risen Christ call us by name. May we answer with confidence and hope as we step forward into new life.”

I wish I had written these passages. But, thanks be to God, I can share them with those with whom I worship. How blessed we are to be so loved by God and so blessed by the life, teaching, death and resurrection of Jesus the Christ. For all who believe we know that each day is a new beginning. And to that I can only add, Thank You! Amen.

Blessings,

Alan