My friends, Happy Easter. Have a fun day with family and friends. Enjoy everything there is about today. Happy egg hunting too!
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Happy Easter, The Resurrection of Christ
To those of you celebrating this day as believers in Christ I wish you a Happy Easter. Today we are grateful for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. May God bless us all this day.
My Easter Reflection
On this Easter weekend I am thinking about what I am called to do as a follower of Jesus. To me the most important thing I can do is love thy neighbor as myself. There are so many people who display their faith in such a proud and boastful way. I don’t think that is what Christ had in mind. As a believer I am told to pray in solitude and to fast without letting others know I am doing it.
In short faith is something best expressed in small, meaningful events and moments. A simple act of charity is more important than anything one could ever build or say. Faith is more important than works here. Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and that set the example of humility and service that would span space and time.
I reject the evangelical movement that wants to be more religious than to love. We live in a time when love, peace, charity and grace are needed more than ever. So many people are on the fringes and I believe those folks have a place of God’s table. Too many people need to belong to something and I say why not the family of God.
As you have seen in previous posts I embrace LGBTQ people and in the modern context of faith I believe they have a place in eternity. Inasmuch as racism, poverty, sexism and homophobia have been on the rise lately I think Jesus shakes his head and sheds tears because people are not loving people as he said we should. His death on a cross was an example of how much we should love as He loved humanity.
Easter should be about a new beginning that is available to ALL not SOME. The fundamental thing we should focus on is God’s love and everything else will take care of itself. For God so loved the world has meaning. Pray without ceasing means a constant contact with the creator. Love thy neighbor as thyself is the most powerful of commandments, not suggestions.
So as we come to Easter Sunday know that I love you as my brothers and sisters. I pray for you all that you have comfort and community in this season. I think this season is about coming together and celebrating goodness and light and most importantly the Christ of the universe. Blessings to each of you.
Easter Posts
Over the next few days I will be posting about Easter. I am a religious/spiritual person and they will come from a place of faith and culture. As a person who appreciates all faiths it will be from a personal place and not one of condemning anyone. Our universal appreciation for love and community should bind us and bring us together. I am a follower of Jesus from a modern/liberal point of view. Thank you for your understanding.
Today Is Good Friday, Praise To You Lord Christ #goodfriday #episcopal #anglican
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen….The Collect For Good Friday of The Episcopal Church.
The message of Good Friday is good winning the day. Evil put in it’s place. It’s about sacrifice, love and grace. I think the message of this day is about a humility and heroism embodied by a man who showed by example how to live in the best way possible. I think Jesus is a superhero who never wore a cape but stood up for all people.
What I Am Reading
This is good reading before or after Easter. He is a good writer.
The Tony Burgess Blog 