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Sunday’s Shot of Grace: Easter 2010

For several years, Mom and I have shared with each other the moment when Easter happens, that instant when each of us experiences once more the truth that Christ is risen. Mom hasn’t told me her moment yet. In the past, for me, it has almost always involved Easter worship.

I remember preaching at a sunrise service in a small, rural church not far from the Tennessee-Mississippi boarder, where the folks were willing to entertain the crazy ideas of a still wet-behind-the-ears preacher. They agreed to show up for an Easter sunrise worship service that began in darkness. As we sang the closing hymn, “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” the ushers opened the doors and the light from the rising sun poured in, accompanied by birdsong. That was my Easter moment that year.
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April 4, 2010 Posted by | Grace, Photography, Sunday's Shot of Grace | , , , , | 4 Comments

   

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