I have just returned from watching eight beautiful children become members of Christ's family. The symbolism of the Easter Vigil as we listen to the stories of the history of our faith and celebration around the first fire. If you half close your eyes as you sing and listen, you can be taken back two to three thousand years and feel that you are around the camp fires of the nomadic tribes of Israel as they told their stories and sang the songs of praise. You feel the awe of the news that the tomb is empty as you enter the church that has magically changed from the dark dreary empty place of grief to a glowing, flower filled sanctuary filled with the excitement that the Lord has returned to life and is among us again. It is still that guarded excitement, as we sing The Strife is O'er, The Battle Done. Tomorrow is the full excitement, with He is Risen and Bells and Incense. But tonight it is about New Life.
I feel it is so appropriate that we made the decision to return to our Simpler Lifestyle this past week. I could experience the week in a whole new way as we started to process to get rid of the burden of Affluenza with its clutter and overwhelming emptiness. Joy is filling the house where emptiness ruled.
Alleluia, The Lord is Risen!!! The Lord is Risen Indeed, Alleluia!!
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