I am wring
this article on the evening of Easter.
We had a great Easter morning service with guest organist Dr. Karen Black of Wartburg
college. Before the Easter service, I
had good experiences and many thoughts throughout holy week morning services at
7:30 a.m. With a few people who
attended, I had chances to talk with them after each service and we shared our
own life stories, issues about our education to the immigration system and many
other things happening around us. I have
not had these kind of conversations with church members on other days. In the early morning, our brain might be more
sensitive and purer, maybe.
And then on
Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, we traces Jesus' steps from the dark room
where He shared His last moments with His disciples and the tomb where He laid
down dead to overcame death. Darkness to
bright victory over death is what we experienced through Good Friday to
Easter.
The weather today
seemed to be representing our feelings well
about Easter this year. Warm wind
welcomed us and people enjoyed time with their family and friends. The happiness after a long time of patience
and waiting should be like this.
We will have
a Spring Concert on May 4. After that we
will have two more weeks for our ringers and singers to go in this choir
season. Then, we will have summer choir sing every third Sunday in each
month. Many of our bell choir members
will start preparing to go to the Bell Festival in La Crosse, Wisconsin in
June.
Life keeps
going on. We will have good days and bad days as before. But, we will be always happy because we know
we are God's children. Because our lord
Jesus had died and risen from death for our sin and forgiveness. Thanks be to God!