From Rev'd Tom

Dear Friends,

I’m sure that most of the eggs have been eaten, but I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for all the help over the activities in Lent and Holy Week. Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday seem a long time away now. The Lent courses and all that we learnt from each other. Palm Sunday, the Sunday communions offering us a break from our fast. The Maundy Thursday services. The school assemblies. The Good Friday meditations. The services on Easter morning. Plus all the times when we have prayed alone - sitting in the presence of God, waiting to hear his voice in the stillness of our hearts.

So where are we now? Probably a bit tired if truth be told. Tired but happy. Because although our journey is demanding at times, our destination is the arrival at the place where God has always wanted us to be. The sometimes arduous nature of Lent helps us to re-examine this faith and look again at our relationship with our loving God. And when we do this we can be surprised at what we find.

And just as the very early followers of Jesus discovered.. the more that we come to know Jesus—the more the surprises keep coming. Perhaps the biggest surprise is when we realise that we are ALL loved – loved beyond reason…beyond logic.. beyond anything else…we are all loved by God no matter how worthless people may think us or even no matter how worthless we think ourselves to be. No matter what, we are never beyond the love of God. And we should never forget that we are Easter People—set free, living a full life in the light of the Lord, living in the joy of Christ’s sacrifice. He did not suffer on the cross for us to continue to live in darkness—he suffered for our new life —.. a life that is lived out in the light of God.

Christ is risen! Hallelujah!

God Bless,

Tom.