Easter season is a time of hope. There still is fear, there still is a painful awareness of sinfulness, but there is also light breaking through. Something new is happening, something that goes beyond the changing moods of our life. We can be joyful or sad, optimistic or pessimistic, tranquil or angry, but the solid stream of God’s presence moves deeper than the small waves of our minds and hearts. Easter brings the awareness that God is present even when his presence is not directly noticed. Easter brings the good news that, although things seem to get worse in the world, the Evil One has already been overcome. Easter allows us to affirm that although God seems very distant and although we remain preoccupied with many little things, our Lord walks with us on the road and keeps explaining the Scriptures to us. Thus there are many rays of hope casting their light on our way through life.
Henri Nouwen
PRAYER
Almighty, everlasting God,
on this day you conquered death
and opened for us the path to eternal life.
And so we celebrate in joy the feast of his resurrection.
Make us new through your Spirit,
so that we too may rise and walk in the light of life.
That fateful day when the Lord gave up His life, commended His spirit to God, the veil of separation was forever broken, and the dead rose to meet the Lord in the air. So too will we all!
A fascinating poem. Still thinking about your sentiments. Feeling your pain and agreeing with most of your sentiments. We like to sanitize Jesus. I would like to know what you mean by "the real resurrection runs through our veins"
Beautifully written, Jeff! It's the rebirth that occurs within and we allow it to shine outward toward others. May it spread throughout the rest of the world!
He is Risen!
Easter season is a time of hope. There still is fear, there still is a painful awareness of sinfulness, but there is also light breaking through. Something new is happening, something that goes beyond the changing moods of our life. We can be joyful or sad, optimistic or pessimistic, tranquil or angry, but the solid stream of God’s presence moves deeper than the small waves of our minds and hearts. Easter brings the awareness that God is present even when his presence is not directly noticed. Easter brings the good news that, although things seem to get worse in the world, the Evil One has already been overcome. Easter allows us to affirm that although God seems very distant and although we remain preoccupied with many little things, our Lord walks with us on the road and keeps explaining the Scriptures to us. Thus there are many rays of hope casting their light on our way through life.
Henri Nouwen
PRAYER
Almighty, everlasting God,
on this day you conquered death
and opened for us the path to eternal life.
And so we celebrate in joy the feast of his resurrection.
Make us new through your Spirit,
so that we too may rise and walk in the light of life.
We ask this through Jesus Christ.
I love Henri Nouwen. This is my favorite work of his. https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Voice-Love-Journey-Through/dp/0385485891
I just ordered it, I think this will be a very timely read - thanks!
That's his best work, IMO. It was his secret journal that he never intended to publish.
Powerful piece of writing Jeff! Thank you.
Was re-reading a section of Story by Steven James and this short poem hits the mark:
“when death fingered your throat,
hoping for a final victory.
it didn’t realise that it was
actually strangling
itself.”
Steven James (Story)
Beauty and Life intertwined indeed.
Beautiful as always.
Happy Easter.
“Don’t you know that every dead body
will someday
rise?”
That fateful day when the Lord gave up His life, commended His spirit to God, the veil of separation was forever broken, and the dead rose to meet the Lord in the air. So too will we all!
A fascinating poem. Still thinking about your sentiments. Feeling your pain and agreeing with most of your sentiments. We like to sanitize Jesus. I would like to know what you mean by "the real resurrection runs through our veins"
Beautiful Jeff! Happy spring. God shows up in us as us. In resurrection. A new dawn. A new day. Born again. Bless you. 🙏❤️
It really makes me think.
Weekly, we praise and worship 1 hour a week and what do we do thew other 167 hours?
Today we remember and get together to worship, praise and help. But what do we do for the other 364 days of the year?
Will he or won’t he? That is todays question.
Spring.
This is powerful man ! Especially that we so often don’t let that blood in our veins have us live in Sonship.
Beautifully written, Jeff! It's the rebirth that occurs within and we allow it to shine outward toward others. May it spread throughout the rest of the world!
Keep on keeping on. Your blessings are in plain sight!