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On Easter Sunday, April 20th, the whole Church throughout the world rose with our Lord. Proclaiming our “Alleluias,” we praised the Lord because Jesus is alive! Like a refreshing drink of cool water after a hard workout we shouted from the rooftops that “He is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia!”
After the long season of Lent we gave up our Alleluia’s to focus on repentance, (“Return to the Lord your God for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love” Joel 2:13b). What a relief to once again shout out praises to our Lord. And what a beautiful service it was with so much singing and praising God for raising His only begotten Son from the grave. And the reading from Luke’s Gospel when the women visited Jesus’ tomb was so inspiring: “5And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” 8And they remembered his words, 9and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. (Luke 24:5-9).
The glorious season of Easter has now begun and it is such a special time for God’s people— The Church—as we celebrate the Great Fifty Days of Easter. Keeping the momentum going may be hard but it should be worth the effort. During this time we will confront the Risen Christ each Sunday in worship. It will be a kind of “foretaste of the feast to come,” a celebration of our togetherness as the family of God—looking forward to feasting with the Lord eternally at his heavenly banquet table even as we gather around the Lord’s table now and around our own tables in his name. As followers of Jesus Christ our celebration of his Resurrection should be at the top of our list. Paul writes, “3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.” (1 Cor. 15:3-6). There is nothing more important than the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. He has conquered death!
Therefore, let’s keep the Easter momentum going in our worship attendance, hearing and studying the Word of God, praying regularly, and in giving back to God with our time, talent, and treasure. Let’s keep the Easter momentum going as we share this message of Christ with those who have yet to believe. Let’s keep the Easter momentum going by connecting with our school families and students. Let’s keep the Easter momentum going by engaging our communities with the love of Christ through service and words. Let’s keep the Easter momentum going as we serve one another in love—Jesus’ new command—love one another.
“Alleluia! Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed! Alleluia!
Pastor Steve Deombeleg
Informer
