April 21

That was quite a storm on Friday! The sky turned black. The wind blew so hard. It was so noisy you could not hear anything else. And if you tried to talk to someone close by, they could not hear you. It felt like you were isolated. Just the storm and the wind and the dark, and a feeling of hopelessness and helplessness all mixed up together.

Saturday was not much better. The sun was out, but that was not enough to rid you of the dread of the storm on Friday. All thoughts were of the present. No dreams of the future, and no way to plan for anything except breathing and eating and drinking. Just the basics. Life was just grey and not very interesting.

But the next day was rightly named—Sunday was a Day of Sun! The storm was banished; the cold turned warm. It was good to be with other people, and to talk, and to sing, and to plan for the future. All feelings of doubt and fear were replaced by joy, and hope, and certitude that God is watching over us!

I believe in God the Father Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth;

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, dead, and buried;

the third day he rose from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

from thence he shall come to judge  the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.