Easter Sunday
Resurrection of the Lord
Early
on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to
the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and
went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said
to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know
where they have laid him." Then Peter and the other disciple set out and
went towards the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple
outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the
linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came,
following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there,
and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wrappings
but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the
tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not
understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples
returned to their homes.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." When she had said this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
John 20:1-18
Hallelujah
MOYERS, Mike
2013
United States
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To purchase artworks by Mike Moyers, visit https://www.mikemoyersfineart.com/ "An impression of The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. This painting depicts the scene from the book of Revelation referenced in Handel’s masterpiece." "It is an honor and a joy to
share my work with you. For years, I have illustrated, designed and directed
many book covers, ads, logos, commercials and campaigns. However, my deeper
side is the life of a fine artist. I love to paint with the palette knife to
keep my work loose, textured and bold. You will see that I paint all kinds of
subjects. My deepest passion, however, is to use fine art to communicate
matters of faith. |
Do not abandon yourselves to despair …
We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our
song. *
~ Pope John Paul II
We
ask that streams of Easter light might flow
into
the intimacy and privacy of our hearts this morning,
to
heal us and encourage us and enable us
to
make again a new beginning.
~
John O'Donohue
Zoom!
Jack and Dottie Alexander
celebrated Jack’s birthday with many family members!
AND … we got to see both babies in Tokyo moving and smiling!
This is Ray and his mother, Junna (my great niece).
Meishi with his mother, Reina (my great niece).
Rotary Club
Jim Davis came with his hair in curlers and a bacon sandwich.
Some of my neighbors social distancing this afternoon.
We won’t be able to do this tomorrow. We’re getting a foot
of snow for Easter!
Church of the Hills
Evergreen, Colorado
Easter, 2018
Will Alexander … who is now 14!
Our traditional bunny salad.
There is a fragrance in the air,
a certain passage of a song,
and old photograph falling out from the pages
of a book,
the sound of somebody’s voice in the hall that
makes your heart leap and fills your eyes with
tears.
Who can say when or how it will be that
something easters up out of the dimness
to remind us of a time before we were born
and after we will die?
~ Frederick Buechner
April
5, 2020 Sixth Sunday
in Lent Year A
Palm/Passion
Sunday
Previous OPQs may be found
at:
* I just have to
use this quote every year!
Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the
permission of www.agnusday.org
We who were no people
are named anew
God's people,
for he who was no more
is forevermore.
~ Ann Weems
from "And the Glory”
Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6
Psalm
118: 1-2, 14-24
Colossians
3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43
John 20:1-18 or
Matthew 28:1-10
Acts
10:34-43
Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand that
God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what
is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of
Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ — he is Lord of all. That message
spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John
announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with
power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the
devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea
and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God
raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people
but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him
after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to
testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead.
All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives
forgiveness of sins through his name."
or
Jeremiah
31:1-6
At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the
families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Thus says the Lord:
The people who survived the sword
found grace in the wilderness;
when Israel sought for rest,
the Lord appeared to him from far away.
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore I have continued my faithfulness to
you.
Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
O virgin Israel!
Again you shall take your tambourines,
and go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.
Again you shall plant vineyards
on the mountains of Samaria;
the planters shall plant,
and shall enjoy the fruit.
For there shall be a day when sentinels will call
in the hill country of Ephraim:
"Come, let us go up to Zion,
to the Lord our God."
Psalm
118:1-2, 14-24
O give thanks to God,
for God is good;
God's steadfast love endures
for ever!
Let Israel say,
"God's steadfast love
endures forever."
God is my strength
and my might;
God has become my salvation.
There are glad songs of victory
in the tents of the righteous:
"The strong hand of God does valiantly;
the mighty hand of God is exalted;
the strong hand of God does valiantly."
I shall not die,
but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of God.
God has punished me
severely,
but God did not give me over
to death.
Open to me the gates
of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to God.
This is the gate of God;
the righteous shall enter through it.
I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is God's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day
that God has made;
let us rejoice
and be glad in it.
Colossians
3:1-4
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are
above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on
things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and
your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life is
revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.
or
Acts
10:34-43
Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand that
God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what
is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of
Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ — he is Lord of all. That message
spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John
announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with
power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the
devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea
and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God
raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people
but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him
after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to
testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead.
All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives
forgiveness of sins through his name."
John
20:1-18
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark,
Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from
the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one
whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the
tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." Then Peter and the
other disciple set out and went towards the tomb. The two were running
together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He
bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go
in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the
linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not
lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the
other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and
believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise
from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent
over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the
body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They
said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them,
"They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid
him." When she had said this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing
there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman,
why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?" Supposing him to be the
gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where
you have laid him, and I will take him away." Jesus said to her,
"Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!"
(which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, because I
have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, 'I
am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" Mary
Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the
Lord"; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
or
Matthew
28:1-10
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.' This is my message for you." So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."