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CAN YOU SEE THE LORD?  - for Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020

4/11/2020

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He is risen! The tomb is empty. Where did he go? Enthroned among gleaming clouds of heaven awaiting your arrival at death? Umm ... no. 

Perception problems - seeing Jesus for who he is - plague the disciples throughout the gospels, all of them. In the end, after the crucifixion and at the resurrection, the problems persist.

The gospel of John combines archetypes of light vs. dark and seeing vs. blindness together. Mary comes to the tomb in the dark, sees the stone rolled away - that's all - and tells the others. Peter and "the beloved disciple" race to the tomb and are also befuddled ... and go home. 

Mary remains, finding herself among a pair of (unhelpful) angels, and then some guy shows up. She doesn't recognize him, but it's Jesus. Jesus tells her that he is going away, but where ... exactly?

Matthew 25 serves as a reminder, another instance when perception fails among the disciples. Recalling the times when he was in need, Jesus appreciates the disciples who ministered to him. But the disciples don't recall such occasions. Jesus tells them where he has gone.

Find out the whole story and get your bread and cup handy to share in the remembrance of the Lord's Supper with me in the video below.

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4 Comments
Mary Medors
4/12/2020 10:39:47 am

Very good message .Enjoyed it very much. Have a Blessed day Mary Inez

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Loy
4/12/2020 11:46:44 am

Thank you for your message. Tim and I appreciate the prayers too. His energy level is VERY gradual. Wishes it was faster but a real lesson in patience. Happy Easter to you and yours. 🙏🙏🙏🙏❣️❣️

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Gail
4/12/2020 04:20:49 pm

Thank you for the Easter message. Did communion with you. Hopefully the next communion will be in church. Trying to stay positive and have faith that God will get us through these trying times. .

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Doogie
4/12/2020 09:08:54 pm

Thank you for the Easter message. This was my third "service" today. ... P.S. Maybe we can figure out how to add some music?

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