SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, April 17, 2022

End of the Book

Dear Friends in Christ –

The Sunday of the Resurrection is not only the greatest day of the church year, it is also the only one that is set by the moon. Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. As complicated as that sounds, it makes ancient sense, since it means Easter coincides with the greening of the earth. Christ is risen and the whole world comes to life. Sap rises in dormant trees, spring peepers start their peeping, and trumpet lilies spill their sweet fragrance on the air. The connection is a happy one, guaranteed to renew our faith in the creative power of God.

But the story hasn’t always been so clear. There are four gospels and four perspectives, but in each there are questions that invite us to surrender our disbelief. We need our God who lives so that we may. Come on and step up, sign on, and sign in for the work we get to do!

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