“Overcoming Doubts”

The Second Sunday of Easter

Bulletin: April 16, 2023

Newsletter: April 16-30, 2023

Scriptures: 1 Peter 1:3-9, Psalm 16, John 20:24-31

Songs:

Introit: Come, People of the Risen King (Townend YouTube; lyrics)
Beautiful Saviour (lyrics & melody, video, author home)
Thine is the Glory (lyrics & melody, video, congregation, a cappella, background, meditation)
How Firm a Foundation (lyrics melody, video, video 2, background, meditation)
Hymn for Departing: The Passion (lyrics, video)

Kayely Rich

Christ is risen!

He is risen indeed!

In the liturgical calendar, Easter is not limited to a single day. As our children learn in Godly Play, “Easter is the time we celebrate the mystery the Jesus died and that God made him alive again.” Easter has such significance, that the Easter season covers 7 Sundays each year taking us to Pentecost Sunday.

Christ is life: Christ is your life!

Today is a day to continue our celebration of Jesus, who is alive and gives life to all. It is also a day to acknowledge that the journey of faith can come with questions and doubts. I urge you to consider your own doubts and bring them to Jesus, just as Thomas did, to find that it is in Jesus that our life is found, whether or not all of our questions get answered.