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Today is the day when words sound utterly trite.
John 20:1-18
1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.
Six years ago, as Easter was approaching, I read to the congregation in my sermon an unusually long quote written by a young man named Benjamin Moberg.
The journey of priesthood often traverses difficult terrain. In my years as a priest I have faced many painful situations, but not many as hard as the reality faced by a woman I came to know early in my years of ministry in Manitoba.
Here are a few video resources to support your Easter observances over these strange days of our COVID Easter –
A note inserted in our Easter Sunday pew leaflet this morning:
From this morning’s pew leaflet:
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Good Friday appears to be a complete dead-end.
It is interesting occasionally to revisit old sermons. Twelve years ago, I preached a sermon on this coming Sunday’s Gospel reading – John 21:1-19.
This is the day when words sound utterly trite.