He is Risen!

"On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!" — Luke 24:1-6

And with that, the first followers learned that Jesus, our Lord and Savior, had risen from the dead. It's hard to imagine what that must have been like.

Some 2,000 years later, Easter is a day of celebration and remembrance. I hope that is foremost on everyone's mind today. I am moved by the words to the song Christ is Risen. The chorus and bridge go:

Christ is risen from the dead

Trampling over death by death

Come awake, come awake, come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead

We are one with Him again

Come awake, come awake, come and rise up from the grave

Oh death, where is your sting?

Oh hell, where is your victory?

Oh church, come stand in the light. The glory of God has defeated the night.

Singing oh death, where is your sting?

Oh hell, where is your victory?

Oh church, some stand in the light. Our God is not dead, He's Alive! He's Alive!

A Happy Easter to all! He is Risen!