Here
is an Easter call to worship from Rev. Cambron Wright, pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Bowling
Green, KY.
Call to Worship for Easter Morning
It
was early in the morning. Still dark.
The
dawn just starting to cut through the fog.
The
air hung heavy with expectation, as if the earth itself were holding its
breath.
The
echoes of the cross linger. His voice still rings out:
It
Is Finished. Into your hands I commit my spirit.
The
story comes to us in pieces and fragments, hints and images:
A
vineyard garden, grapes ready for the harvest.
A
stone, rolled away. The guards asleep at its side.
A
pile of clothes, folded in an empty tomb.
Peter
and John, running in with disbelief.
Walking
out with questions and with hope.
But
Mary stays behind. To weep in the garden.
And
we weep with her. There is so much loss.
So
much grief. So much death.
With
her we look up, and through her tears
We
see angels, seated in victory on top of the stone.
Do
not be afraid, they tell us.
He
is not here.
Why
do you look for the living among the dead?
He.
Is. Not. Here.
From
the garden she hears a voice:
Why
are you weeping? Whom do you seek?
She
still cannot see. The sun is rising.
She
is muttering with explanations,
But
Mary’s heart starts beating with tremors
Of
hope. Whom do you seek?
He
is not here.
And
like a voice from heaven,
She
hears that voice. The voice she is longing for.
The
gardener speaks her name: Mary.
Jesus
looks at you and Jesus speaks your name.
The
world is new as he speaks your name.
You
are made new as he speaks your name.
What
the angels said was true
And
it is true today.
Jesus
is alive.
Jesus
walks.
His
heart beats in victory.
Easter
is announced by every breath he takes.
Easter
means that love has won.
Death
is finished. Satan is doomed.
Evil
is conquered. God is good.
Love’s
redeeming work is done.
It.
Is. Finished. It . Is. Finished.
He
is not dead.
He.
Is. Alive.
~
submitted by Rev. Cambron Wright, Pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Bowling
Green, KY.
