Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020
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A really special thanks to Mike and Becky for making this presentation possible. We are broadcasting from our normal Sunday meeting room at Legacy Charter school.
Please begin this celebration by asking, What has been my biggest blessing recently?
Prayer for Today:
Please, Lord, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Reading 1, read by Denni
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Peter fairly exploded with his good news, saying: “You know the story of what happened in Judea. It began in Galilee after John preached a total life-change. Then Jesus arrived from Nazareth, anointed by God with the Holy Spirit. He went through the country helping people and healing everyone who was beaten down by the Devil. He was able to do all this because God was with him.
“And we saw it all, everything he did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem where they killed him, hung him from a cross. But in three days God had him up, alive, and out where he could be seen. Not everyone saw him; witnesses had been carefully handpicked by God beforehand—us! We were the ones, there to eat and drink with him after he came back from the dead.
He commissioned us to bear solemn witness that he is in fact the One whom God destined as judge of the living and the dead. And our witness that he is the means to forgiveness of sin is backed up by the witness of all the prophets.”
The Word of the Lord.
Psalm 118, This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad
Reading 2, read by Tom
A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
Yeast is a small thing, but it works its way through a whole batch of bread dough pretty fast. So get rid of this “yeast.” Our true identity is flat and plain, not puffed up with the wrong kind of ingredient. The Messiah, our Passover Lamb, has already been sacrificed for the Passover meal, and we are the Unraised Bread part of the Feast. So let’s live out our part in the Feast, not as raised bread swollen with the yeast of evil, but as flat bread—simple, genuine, un-pretentious.
Our word for today.
The Lord be with you. A Reading from the Good News of John, read by Robinsons, Beth & Rob
Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, breathlessly panting. “They took the Master from the tomb. We don’t know where they’ve put him.”
Peter and the other disciple left immediately for the tomb. They ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first, outrunning Peter. Stooping to look in, he saw the pieces of linen cloth lying there, but he didn’t go in. Simon Peter arrived after him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there, and the kerchief used to cover his head lying separate, neatly folded. Then the other disciple, the one who had gotten there first, went into the tomb, took one look at the evidence, and believed. No one yet knew from the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.
The Good News of John.
Thoughts for Today
About 10-12 days ago I had just finished Aviana's first morning potty trip. I was going in the front door when I saw a note taped to the door. A young couple who lived behind us, Joe & Julie, wrote that if we needed anything from the stores to let them know. They would love to help us out. I was stunned. I was humbled.
Two days ago I look out our front bay window and see a little girl walking up the sidewalk from her little bike to the open front door. Her mom was at the curb on her bike. Lucy, who is about 6, but who has grown so much I did not even recognize her, was given a school assignment to write a note to one of her neighbors. She chose Rosemary & me.
Again I was humbled and touched.
Amid these difficult and troubled times what small gems of joy do you find every day?
For instance on a bigger screen, when the NBA shut down do you know who stepped forward with a promise to take care of his network of helpers? Mark Cuban.
I cannot say enough about the heroic medical personnel all over the country, with the NY doctors and nurses giving heroic care, even at the cost of their own health. That's Rosemary's city.
On the home front, turns out bike shops are running out of bikes for people to buy & ride. Rosemary & I see them around White Rock or along the W. R. Creek trail. I see people Rosemary & I have never seen out walking their dogs or riding their bikes.
Also there is word that there are various local groups of ladies gathering via Zoom for "tea" about 5:00. I hear that liquor stores are frequently sold out.
Two final people have really touched me. Mike. He has worked tirelessly to put our ceremonies on line. Thanks, Mike.
And finally, one special lady who does so much I can't even imagine. Not only has she been sending every week 1100 to 1800 meals out the door to her Legacy students and staff as well as others. She has also opened up her school so we could use our Sunday space and she has worked side by side with Mike to present these programs.
Thanks, Becky.
What small & large gems of joy are you finding every day?
The Preface & Eucharistic Prayer will be done by John Cade.