No disrespect for great Christmas hymns, but nature don't sing so good on the Northern Plains in December...
But now, at Easter, the early mornings are filled with birdsongs. Although the cold and dark make a big scene (March is our heaviest snow month), the light prevails, the deep freeze is over, and brown grass turns green. Nature sings - and the church on earth and in heaven sings the glory of the risen Christ...
From the agony of the cross and the dark of the tomb, Christ comes forth in eternal power. And those of us who struggle in his way of the cross receive hope: For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. (Romans 8:19, NLT) The world, the flesh and the devil make their scenes, but because Christ defeated them, those who find life in Him will rise victorious with him...
We live in this stuggle between the light and the dark - but our Easter ever proclaims the truth: And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to it]. (John 1:5, Amplified)...
Alleluia! Christ is risen! And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. (Romans 8:11, NIV)...
A blessed Easter to you, from Northern Plains Anglicans.
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Jesus Christ has indeed defeated the enemies of life. By death He has trampled down death. Alleluja! A blessed Easter to you and your family.
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