Saturday, April 11, 2020

A Word from Your Pastor April 12- Easter Coronavirus Exile



Easter has arrived!  We find that we, like the Apostles, have to confine ourselves for fear of something that this world is throwing at us.  However, unlike the Apostles when they first gathered before Jesus came to them Resurrection morning, we know the outcome of the whole story.  Their experience and their subsequent witness have come to us as the Good News of Easter.

Jesus Christ is Risen!  Alleluia can ring out.  We look forward to the day when we can sing it out together once again.  In the meantime, we are called to live as bearers of the Gospel.  Our lives, even in quarantine, are meant to mirror the deepest truth – that no matter what our earthly life throws at us, we will come out all right in the end.

There are wonderful stories of unselfishness and caring that are being shared.  Human beings are being shown some deep truths.  We are one.  Whatever happens to someone else affects each one of us.  Our choices in the small things have the power to make a big difference in the lives of others.  We are free to love no matter what our circumstances are.

God is Love and the God of Love has shown us through Jesus Christ that He loves the human race.  He will not give up on us.  We must allow the Spirit to work in our hearts and our lives to draw us ever closer to the Risen Lord.

We have just spent a Lenten Season we will never be able to forget.  Let us also live the fullness of the Easter Season.  From now until Pentecost, we are invited to live as the early Christians lived.  May the way we love one another show the world that we do believe the Message of Easter: Jesus Christ is Risen and He Lives among us!

Easter blessings to you and to your family!

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