The message of Easter is that we are Easter people, and for Easter people Monday morning after Easter Sunday is never back to business as usual. And the Good News is that God won't allow it. Peter and the other 10 got back in the boat and went fishing ... back to 'business as usual.' Jesus went out to find them and met them on the lake shore to show them that Easter isn't contained by one day and one event. Now, everything is different ... nothing is 'business as usual' anymore.
Read MoreThe message of Easter is an invitation to move away from trusting only what we can see and touch with our eyes and fingers to trusting what our spirits tell us is true. It is an invitation to believe what God says is true, and we find that truth at a level much deeper than what the senses can know. Thomas thought he needed to touch the bruised flesh of Jesus to find the truth. But he discovered truth when Jesus touched the bruised spirit of Thomas.
Read MoreHow can we attend to the body of Christ as Mary did? Through the extravagant gifts we give in assembling together to worship at His feet, then moving out into the community to minister and serve others.
Where do you see yourself in the story of the Prodigal Son? Through the lens of things that throw up barriers or through the lens of relationships that teach us how to forgive and move on?
Presbyterian minister and friend to all, Fred Rogers taught us all a lot more than how to sport a cardigan. We celebrate his enduring legacy as one who modeled God’s love, in all things.
God is faithful, whether we are or not. God’s goodness is so great that it spills over to this day and greets you here. It is through that faith we move from fear to confidence, knowing that God will always have the last word.