Reaching out from Grand Lake Community Chapel

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Blessings to you!

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!  Let us rejoice in the first week of spring being “in the can,” as the film industry likes to say, and let us be glad that the weather forecast for the next few days doesn’t look like we’ll be celebrating with a “white Easter!”  In fact, we may well be enjoying a bright and sunny Sonrise Service at Range Light Park on Easter!  Won’t that be nice?

Here at the midpoint of Holy Week, it’s time to assess our readiness for the Day of Days that is only about 90 hours away; not our readiness for family gatherings or Easter egg hunts or attending worship (as important as those things are), but our readiness to welcome the Risen Christ as the prophesies are fulfilled and our lives are changed.  Our journey through Lent has nearly come to an end, and so we might be looking forward to indulging in some of the foods and treats we set aside for Lent, or perhaps letting go of an intentional prayer and study practice we took on for Lent.  Regardless, we are on the cusp of celebrating a life-changing, world-changing event in the death, burial, and Resurrection of the Son of Man, and we must ask; are we ready?  Are we ready to be changed, are we ready to reaffirm our faith, are we ready to live into hope and joy and forgiveness and love?  Are we ready to shout “He is Risen!  He is Risen, Indeed” with believers around the world and right here in Presque Isle County?  Are we ready to continue the celebration for the 50 days of Easter, are we ready to welcome the Holy Spirit on Pentecost?  Are we ready to surrender ourselves fully to service in the kingdom of God here on Earth?  Lots of questions, hopefully only one answer; YES!!

May you and your loved ones enjoy a blessed and uplifting Easter!

Karen and Greg

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17