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04/20/2003 Entry: "Easter Sunday"
The Lord is risen!
He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
It has been a busy 24 hours -- which I suppose is hardly surprising for a Methodist minister at Easter. I led an overnight vigil with a small group of folk at church, beginning at 10.00pm last night. There were acts of worship at 10, 12, 2 and 4 in the church, then we met with a rather larger group on the beach in Swansea Bay for a sunrise service at 6am. Between the formal worship time was space for silent reflection in the sactuary, and not very silent fellowship in the kitchen. After the service on the beach we gathered again for breakfast at church. Then there were 2 more services, a "quiet" communion at 8.30 and a family celebration of communion at 10.30.
Spiritually, it has been everything I hope an Easter Sunday celebration will be. Physically, I'm ...Well, let's just say I'm a teeny bit tired.
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Just want to wish everyone a Happy Easter. I've officially joined the ranks of the "wee bit tired", but didn't have the overnight vigil. Instead, we had an Easter egg hunt yesterday morning, had to clean the sanctuary for a memorial service yesterday afternoon and then return last night to prepare it for Easter services. Today we had a combined sunrise service at a local youth camp overlooking Lake Griffin and then our two morning services. I still wish that the women had discovered the empty tomb later in the day - like 11 or 12. Sunrise services are beautiful and full of meaning, but I don't see many sunrises except at Easter. Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! Ivan
Posted by Ivan the Crank @ 04/20/2003 07:02 PM CST
