“He is not here but has risen.” (Luke 24:5)

Allelluia, Christ is Risen, Christ has risen indeed!

Easter Blessings to all.  God is about to do a new thing.  When we experience the Risen Christ, we see everything in a new way, through the lens of the cross.  We begin to see Jesus as not just teacher, shepherd, healer, and friend.  Through the resurrection, God reveals the truth about Jesus, the Christ, as our Lord and Savior.  Although this resurrection occurred over 2,000 years ago, each time we experience it, God reveals something new to us. 

Our journey through Lent showed us how God meets all our needs and uses us to meet the needs of our neighbors.  This does not stop with Easter.  God met our need to be free from sin and death with the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus.  God uses our faith in the risen Christ to lead us to care for and meet the needs of each other.

The season of Easter brings to us the ancient stories of people discovering and encountering the Risen Christ: Mary Magdalene, Peter, Thomas, Paul, and the other disciples.   While these stories are amazing and are to be treasured, so too are our own stories about our discovery and encounters with the Risen Christ.  Where does the risen Christ show up in your life story?  And in your neighbors?  As we discover the Risen Christ’s presence among us, God does a new thing and our lives are never the same again.

 

May God bless you with the newness of life in the Risen Christ now and always! 

 

Blessings,

Pastor Karla

 

 

 

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blessings,

 Pastor Karla