Easter Day
Matt 28:1-10 Alleluia! Christ is risen! He has risen indeed Alleluia! Today is the very best day of the church year. It is a day to throw a party. We walked the long wilderness road of Lent, we have sat in the quiet, we have listened and sung and prayed, and finally wilderness road has led us home. And now it is time to celebrate, to cast off the burdens of Lent, to break out the flowers and the finery, to turn up the organ and bring back the alleluia songs, to eat and drink and give away candy and to sing as loud as you can. And most importantly, today is the day we proclaim Christ’s victory over death for all to see and here. It is the day we tell the Easter story once again, where we proclaim that the tomb is empty and our Lord once crucified and dead has conquered death and been raised to new life. And it is a day where we celebrate that through his death and resurrection Jesus opened the way to eternal life to all people. ...