It's a New Day!

I have a few moments before I need to get things moving for Easter Sunday.  I am so grateful to our volunteer staff for their assistance.  We are blessed to be able to share our live streaming worship in real time, but it is only possible through the help of our media and sound tech volunteers, our organists and accompanists, our instrumentalists, our choir directors and our vocalists - from all three church congregations.  We are one of the few churches in our area who were prepared to live stream, only because the leadership at First Church made a decision last fall to begin live stream during normal times.  That choice has made our transition from no in-person worship to live stream almost seamless.  In other words, in this new day of worship (temporarily) we were ready for it.

So here we are on Resurrection Sunday!  It's finally here!  The Lenten season has lasted what has seemed to be a lifetime and there's no need for me to rehash why.  Everyone knows why.  Today is a new day!  Quite frankly, when Jesus was raised from the dead and appeared to Mary and then the disciples, we've all been given the gift of every day being a new day.  

It's a new day to move beyond the failures of yesterday.  It's a new day to live in the precious moments we've been blessed with right now.  It's a new day because we have always a new opportunity, another chance to get it right, and another day to walk with the Lord while we have breath.

So, my dear friends, as we move from the angst and uncertainty that life sometimes presents to us, we can do so with a calm, resolute spirit.  God has everything under control.  We can concentrate on growing in God's Word and living after the example that Jesus gave to us.  

I'm purposely making this short, but am looking forward to what each new day brings.  I do plan to select a theme for the next short term series and to continue to blog thoughts and reflections based on God's Word.  I invite your ideas and always, your comments.  

Remember, it's a new day!  

Christ is risen!  He is risen indeed!