Christ is Risen! Christ is risen indeed!
As the preacher at yesterday's sunrise service repeated this often heard but always wonderful words she supported them by reading Matthew's version of what happened on that first Easter morning.
In Matthew, there are witnesses to the rolling away of the stone and the arrival of those who announce 'He is risen!" In Matthew's account, there is an earthquake that shakes the ground. The preacher asked if we had ever experienced an earthquake? Had we ever felt the ground move under our feet?
I have, once or twice, felt a slight trimmer of the earth beneath me. It is a rather unsettling feeling.
As I joined in the preacher's announcement of the Easter earthquake I recalled how comforting those jolts have been.
The power of God - revealed - does not fill us with fear but with confidence. The power of God - made known - does not cause us to fret or worry but to celebrate.
Would that every day started with an Easter earthquake.
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