Easter Sunday

Good morning,

Easter Sunday

Christ is Risen . Christ is Risen Indeed !!!!!

The women have come around the tomb. The tomb is empty. They meet angels, and Jesus. They do not recognize him right away. Someone thought he was a gardener. They see the linen cloths in the tomb. The disciples come running later. Jesus then pops up while they are meeting in the evening. Thomas is not there, and he will not believe until he sees his hands. The world has been turned upside down for the the people who mean so much to Jesus.

By the next week, there are more sightings. On the road to Emmaus, Jesus breaks bread. After at night of no fish caught, Jesus tells them to put the nets on the other side, and they catch… 153 fish, and then he makes breakfast for them. Jesus hangs around for 40 days, and then he is again gone, not to hell ( like on the Saturday ), but back home to heaven. What will they do now ? God does not leave them alone, but sends the Great Spirit to help them tell the " good news "

The disciples and the women continue to tell people. They can perform miracles, and they invite people to follow the teachings of Jesus . They go from Jerusalem to Tyre, to Antioch, to Damascus , to Babylon, to Ephesus,  to Corinth , to Rome and to …. Poole today.

We must care for each other, listen to each other, and speak to each other about the Risen Jesus, through word and deed.

May the Lord bless you,

                  and keep you,

                     on this Easter Sunday

                               2020

                         it is like no other

                                   like it always is for

                                               us,  believers

                                                    a new day

           to live

              to believe

                  to trust

                         in Jesus Christ.

AMEN   AMEN  AMEN .

Fred