Reflection from the Rectory

for 23 days, 1 hour

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! More powerful words have probably not been uttered across time. It is the call to the faithful. The response? A resounding He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! This Holy Week and into the season of Easter has been truly wonderful. There were services provided across the Benefice for those who felt called to mark Holy Week in a special way. It is something of a tradition for me now to say I cannot really put into words how I feel on Easter morning, following the events of Maundy Thursday and the arrest of Jesus, the pain and suffering of Good Friday and the hollowness of Holy Saturday. All of those seem to pass into memory for a while to be replaced by the wonder of the resurrection. The joy begins early in the morning, gathering at the 6am dawn service to roll the stone away from our Easter garden, to light the bonfire and to sing Thine be the glory, accompanied by the dawn chorus of the birds in the trees. And the lighting of the Paschal Candle at our Easter morning services where we should be making a joyful noise, tambourines, anything percussive really (with the occasional dropped tambourine during the service (once or twice!)). And as if we all were not blessed enough as an Easter people, Alex stepped forward to be baptised during the service at All Saints. Yes, we are an Easter people, and it is through the pains, scars, joys and wonders of the Easter story that we are born as Christian people. Ascension and Pentecost are to come and they will help us to deepen and confirm our faith as followers of the Risen Christ. Enough words for today, I finish with a resounding, Alleluia! Christ is Risen! (You know what to say!!). Reverend Al.

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With every blessing. Reverend Al.

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Reflection from the Rectory

for 23 days, 1 hour

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! More powerful words have probably not been uttered across time. It is the call to the faithful. The response? A resounding He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! This Holy Week and into the season of Easter has been truly wonderful. There were services provided across the Benefice for those who felt called to mark Holy Week in a special way. It is something of a tradition for me now to say I cannot really put into words how I feel on Easter morning, following the events of Maundy Thursday and the arrest of Jesus, the pain and suffering of Good Friday and the hollowness of Holy Saturday. All of those seem to pass into memory for a while to be replaced by the wonder of the resurrection. The joy begins early in the morning, gathering at the 6am dawn service to roll the stone away from our Easter garden, to light the bonfire and to sing Thine be the glory, accompanied by the dawn chorus of the birds in the trees. And the lighting of the Paschal Candle at our Easter morning services where we should be making a joyful noise, tambourines, anything percussive really (with the occasional dropped tambourine during the service (once or twice!)). And as if we all were not blessed enough as an Easter people, Alex stepped forward to be baptised during the service at All Saints. Yes, we are an Easter people, and it is through the pains, scars, joys and wonders of the Easter story that we are born as Christian people. Ascension and Pentecost are to come and they will help us to deepen and confirm our faith as followers of the Risen Christ. Enough words for today, I finish with a resounding, Alleluia! Christ is Risen! (You know what to say!!). Reverend Al.

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