“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark (John 20:1)…” we gathered on a hilltop in a cemetery to worship and proclaim the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ!
It was dark and quite cold this morning at 7:00 am in Boone, NC when we joined with others for a community worship service. The sky in the east was just beginning to lighten and the wind grew even colder as worshippers drew close together to stay warm; but by the time we had prayed together, sung Jesus Christ is Risen Today, and heard this morning’s appointed text from the Gospel of John, the sky had grown much lighter. By the time the sermon ended, the bright sun was peeking over the top of the mountain to the east, and as we sang the final hymn, the sun was fully visible in the eastern sky!
What a glorious way to welcome the dawn and celebrate Jesus’ resurrection! I pray that each of you also had a blessed and joyous Easter. In the words of this morning’s preacher, “Let’s run” to proclaim this good news to others!
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News from Ray & Ruth Ann about life at Seminary. This web log was started as we prepared for a trip to Mississippi to spend a month with LDR (Lutheran Disaster Response), and continued when we returned to seminary. The blog went with us on internship, and now has followed us back to seminary for our senior year.
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