Easter

The church is awash with anticipation for Easter week!  Us busy-bees are running around the halls, cleaning carpets, meeting to talk about meetings, and planning for plans.  I had four meetings in a row this morning already before lunch!  It's exciting!

I'm going to be busy with many different aspects that I've been asked to help with, from doing the welcoming at our 10am service on Sunday, to speaking on Friday night a small message about the cross.

The cross.  It's become so many things.  It can be inflammatory, artsy, used as decoration or jewelry.  It can be a religious symbol of freedom, reconciliation, and love or it can be a symbol of religious slavery, mistrust, hate, and intolerance.  And now I have to give a short talk on it?

All I know is that the cross is overwhelming!   I am not sure what to say, but a wonderful hymn came to mind that you might recognize.  I could say a ton here, spouting out a continuos stream of characters and words, but instead, I think that this song says it so much better:

And when I think,

That God, His Son not sparing;

Sent Him to die,

I scarce can take it in;

That on the Cross,

My burden gladly bearing,

He bled and died

To take away my sin.

Then sings my soul,

My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art!

How great Thou art!

Then sings my soul,

My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art!

How great Thou art!