Alleluia

Alleluia, Christ is risen!! Death could not hold the author of life. The light of the world could not be extinguished. In him, we see the hope of eternity.
 
The resurrection is not something that happened just once, long ago. God is constantly bringing new life from death, hope from despair, love from fear. The empty tomb is all around us. God redeems us again and again.
 
In this journey of Lent, we have considered our lives and our walk with Jesus deeply. We have sought humility, responsibility, forgiveness, relationship and hope. We have prayed for eyes to see as God sees, and we have looked for ways to act in love. The joy we feel this Easter is a profound joy that does not disregard or cover over the pain and suffering in this world, but rather surrounds and transforms it.
 
The ash of wildfires becomes fertilizer for new plants. Death and decay everywhere in the universe become the building blocks of new life. Matter and energy are neither created nor destroyed but change form again and again. We and all that is around us are made not just of dust, but of stardust, and animated by the very love of God.

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