Easter reflections
I hope that all of you had a very pleasant and fulfilling Easter. I did.
I was actually able to attend an Easter church service. OK, it was last night, and technically, NOT on Easter Sunday. But many churches have extra services on Good Friday all the way up to Easter Sunday.
And the one I attended was at the church I call home, Fresno's Northwest Church. Like me, the church has had it's share of challenges in recent years...but also like me, it's doing quite well, all things considered.
The theme of the service was "Hope:Beyond The Cross". That very theme triggered a whole series of thoughts in my mind, some of which I'm ruminating on even as I type here.
The idea apparently was that the very act of Jesus dying on the cross and subsequently being resurrected is not only the basis of eternal hope for every man, but the acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Savior is the foundation for hope to come in our lives is normative for fulfillment in our lives here on earth as well.
The theme was brought home by a lot of good music(a tradition at Northwest Church)and a fine sermon by the church's latest interim pastor.
That and seeing some dear people to me that I had not seen in years made the service a wonderful Easter gift to me.
Particularly so when one considers the very chaotic and "fluid"(as my boss would call it)set of situations going on in my life right now. I was reinforced in my basic belief that my identity and fate are not based on my job or my "image" or my circumstances but solely on my relationship to Jesus Christ.
Which is what all the gospel songs I love so much remind me, too...isn't it funny how those of us who spend so much time listening to gospel music or reading our Bibles forget that basic fact so often?
So even though I sometimes appear to be so different from everyone else, I'm really not.
Here's hoping at you...and thanking you all for indulging me this time out.
Posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 11:06 PM | [0]
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