Pastoral Musings

Happy May Day!

As you read this, our annual May Breakfast may be in the books. Last year I watched this well-choreographed event with awe as over 500 people were fed in four hours. It was really something to behold as preparations unfolded in weeks prior and everyone worked in such dazzling rhythm the day of the breakfast. As I have told my ministry colleagues, this church is truly amazing!

And now we have moved into our season of Eastertide, the fifty days after Easter when we explore in more depth Jesus’ resurrection. With fifty days to explore this topic, Eastertide is

longer than the forty days set aside for Lent. This not only reflects the importance of Easter to our Christian faith but also the realization that we cannot fully understand the message of the

resurrection in only one day.

Certainly, the disciples did not fully understand the message of Jesus’ resurrection that morning when the women found the tomb empty but for the angelic figures who first proclaimed the Good News that Jesus had risen. Some of the disciples left Jerusalem that very day for another town, their grief too great for them to remain. Some of the disciples decided to return to their former occupation as fishermen as they wondered what to do next. Only after the risen Christ walked with them and talked with them did they understand all that they were still called to do.

And so, we too take this period of Eastertide as a time for us to explore what the risen Christ is calling us to do. It is a time for us to walk with the disciples and to hear Jesus’ words of encouragement that our faith also may be strengthened and renewed. Come walk with Jesus and with us as we explore the message of Eastertide!

Blessings, 

Pastor Linda