“Christ the Lord is risen today”. Charles Wesley’s great Easter hymn of
affirmation and joy sets the tone for April.
But it is a glad affirmation with which we could start any day of the
year—spring, summer, autumn or winter.
For on any morning, the truth is that Jesus Christ is risen. His resurrection is not a happy end to his story or life; it
is a truth about his story or life, and about our lives as we love, trust, and
serve him. He is risen in undying
life. And his promise is just that to
all of us as we trust in him: “Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and
everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.” (John 11:25-26} In our worst times, our best times, and our
times in between, we can always sing: Christ the Lord is risen today!
O living Christ, fill my life with the peace and calm and
assurance I find in your unfailing living presence. Amen
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