He Is Risen!

He is risen! This amazing assertion has been recorded by all four Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. For example, in Luke’s Gospel, he writes the following account:

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.  They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” Then they remembered his words. (Luke 24: 1-8)

Seattle author, speaker, liturgist, and co-founder of Mustard Seed Associates, Christine Sine expressed it best of our utter joy when she penned these words:

Hold your head high, Christ has risen.

Rejoice and shout,

Christ has come calling us home.

Home to the heart of God,

Home to God’s living presence,

Home to God’s banquet feast.

Hold your head high, Christ has risen.

Death has been conquered,

Christ has come calling us home.

All that was broken has been made whole,

All that was dislocated has been set right,

All that was oppressed has been set free.

Hold your head high, Christ has risen,

Bringing God’s healing,

Christ has come calling us home.

Redemption is complete,

God’s eternal world has begun,

Love reigns over all,

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

Christ has risen calling us home.

Indeed, because of our Risen Lord, we as Christ-followers can hold our heads high and rejoice and shout! We have been set free in the deepest sense, and all has been made right. May this Easter be a day of blessing, hope, renewal, and joy!

Warmly in Christ,

Pastor Jesse