Easter Sunday, April 24

We are an Easter People!

Easter is my very favourite Sunday of the year. I look forward to the music and the celebration - this is what being a Christian is all about. This morning's service was wonderful, it was certainly good to be in the house of the Lord. But what made this morning special for me was the emphasis on being a part of the global family of Christ followers. When our first hymn was Jesus Christ is risen today, I wondered how many people were singing that same hymn in churches across the country at that moment.

Then Andrew's story for the children reminded me that Easter is celebrated not just in my country, but everywhere there are Christians. And to hear Christ is Risen in all those languages was very moving. Easter morning is not just about me and my personal celebration, it's about all of us as a community, celebrating the resurrection together. In all the languages and in so many of this morning's songs, Alleluia was the word that brought us all together.

Christ is risen, he is risen indeed! Alleluia!