I believe in the God of Easter morning
Who awakes us from our darkest dreams
And leads us into the light of a new day,
Who meets our pessimism
With stunning hope
Of angelic proclamation.
I believe in the God of Easter Day
Who beats us to the obstacles in our lives
And empties the dark tomb for us;
Who appears in surprising ways
When we least expect it;
Walking with us
On our detours.
I believe in the God of Easter evening
Who breaks into our closets and prisons,
Bringing peace and crushing our fear.
I believe in the risen Lord who meets us
with wounds on his hands and feet;
Who grants us his spirit,
Sending us out
To bring Shalom to the world.
Amen.
Would love to use this in our services for Easter and the week after. With all of the chaos over the Corona virus, our services are streamed online, so I wanted to get your permission to use this since you might not have really intended its use in that way. We do credit all of the liturgy we use, and copyright information is displayed in all posts. Let me know! Thanks.
Dear Rob,
You are most welcome to use it. That’s what it’s for.
Blessings,
Andreas
Thank you so much! I actually think we will be using it the third week of Easter as well. There is power in repetition.
I too would love to use this for our Easter morning pre-recorded service – we pre-record so it can be sent onto those in our congregations who don’t have internet access via a DVD or CD (depending on need – CD for an unsighted church family member).
Is that OK?
Of course. Thanks for using it.
Blessings to you during these difficult times.
Andreas
I’m joining the chorus of those who would like to use this for Virtual Church on Sunday.
Thank you, I plan to use it for our online Easter service tomorrow