Resurrection
Celebration of Life,
Again.
Sunday, April 9, 2023
And There IS Life, and Light, And Hope … Again!
Psalms 3:6
I am not afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
Mark 16:9-10
And all that had been commanded them they told briefly to those around Peter. And afterwards Jesus himself sent out through them, from east to west, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.
Now after he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. She went out and told those who had been with him, while they were mourning and weeping.
Words of Grace For Today
Only when we understand the darkness that God suffered by dying on the cross, and the darkness that permeated all creation, pushing, shoving, and sucking everything toward uncreation,
can we then truly celebrate
that Jesus is Risen, indeed!
And we can live, and laugh, and pray thanks, and dance, and hope, and reach towards others
with the same grace God has extended to us, through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross,
offering them life, laughter, prayers of thanks, dancing, hoping and community so precious.
We can but overflow with prayers of joy and thanksgiving, for all of creation can live again.