Dear Friends in Christ -
CHRIST IS RISEN! So what difference is that reality making in your everyday life?
For me, the difference is that I'm overflowing with creative energy. You might think that that's odd for someone who just worked 80 hours last week. But the powerful joy of the resurrection renewed me over and over - and I found myself making deviled eggs after the 10:00 a.m. service on Sunday rather than taking a nap. (I'd never tried making deviled eggs before, so I asked one of our resident cooking experts for a recipe at coffee hour and tried it out. YUMMMM!!)
My culinary success propelled me to try some other creative things. So far this week, my projects have included crocheting two scarves and 1/4 of an Irish lace shawl, making 7 scrapbooks of family memorabelia and kids art collected over the past 3 years, trying another new recipe (gluten-free noodles and cheese with ham) and gardening - ripping out bushes so the rototiller man can come on Saturday and make flower and vegetable beds. I also spent several hours catching up with friends I haven't connected with during the busy-ness of the last month. By last night, I was pooped, thoroughly happy - and surrounded by mountains of laundry (guess what I haven't done during the last 10 days?!).
I recognize that that's a little over the top. In order for it to make any sense at all, you have to know this: what I received from worshipping with the St. Paul's community as we encountered Christ's death and resurrection was an over-the-top gift of grace to me.
If you received some grace this Easter - peace, joy, renewal - let it show!! Find a way to create something or to bless someone this week. And the power of His resurrection will continue to flow. Jesus would like that.
Alleluia - Christ is Risen!!!
Faithfully,
Janet+
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