Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
Welcome to this Sunday of celebration and jubilation. The day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. in this space, women are listened to, not shoved aside. We celebrate story-telling and retelling the same old story about a person who was killed and rose again. He did not only raise Lazarus. He rose from the grave.
With a song of joy and celebration, we gather. With conviction, and questions, we sing and praise. We sing of the risen Christ, the one who authors victory from a position of defeat and loss. One who authors hope and the first born from the grave.
Let us open ourselves to the divine encounters. Like Mary, may we prepare ourselves to receive God’s calling. To be commissioned as witnesses and be faithful story tellers of what Jesus has done to us and to others. May the holy wisdom empower and transform us through the readings, proclamation, song, and fellowship in this space.