"Now let the heavens be joyful! Let earth her song begin!
The round world keep high triumph and all that is therein.
Let all things seen and unseen their notes together blend.
For Christ the Lord hath risen; our joy it hath no end!"
Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen, indeed! Alleluia! For Episcopalians, this is the familiar call-and-response for the Easter season and it was so sweet to hear it ring out in church this morning. I hope that you and your families had blessed Easter Sundays celebrating the Resurrection. It was a gorgeous day in the Coastal Empire - our colder-than-usual and dreary, rainy winter has been redeemed and transformed into a bright, sunny and warm spring. Proof that redemption abounds not only in our hearts, but in every aspect of our lives. Today is only the beginning of the Great Fifty Days of Easter, and I pray that you will find your hearts and minds redeemed, renewed, and refreshed as you celebrate the ultimate triumph and grace of God's love for us. Happy Easter!
Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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