Good News From the Dead

And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? Luke 24:5 ESV

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One spring day when our boys were small, I brought home a turtle I had found on the road. They excitedly helped as we made up a box with a water dish, grass, and stones. But our turtle wanted nothing to do with his new home. He never drank the water, nor ate a single piece of bread. Each day he grew weaker, until by the end of the week he lay motionless. We felt the best thing was to return him to the swamp where he could spend his final days in peace….

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Good News From the Dead

Pearl of Greatest Price

Today as I was trimming a small tree in our backyard I disturbed the morning habits of a lark who likes to sit and sing there. While I worked on the ladder the lark took up his position on the roof of our house just a few feet away and let me have it with his best song. In the same way this little known hymn by John Mason gives me joy every time I sing it.

I use just two of the verses and the chorus which I learned from an old Methodist hymn book. The message is both Biblical and bright and I pray it gives your heart a song for the Savior this Sunday!

I Have Seen the Lord

 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her. John 20:18 ESV

Lent is a forty day period beginning on Ash Wednesday and depending on your tradition ending either on the Wednesday before Easter or Holy Saturday (for those who don’t count Sundays). Some people choose to fast certain foods or commit to special acts of service, during these weeks. However we choose to honor the season, the most important thing is for to focus our eyes on Jesus.

I Have Seen the Lord

Beginning with the events surrounding the raising of Lazarus from the dead in Bethany till Easter morning, these daily readings roughly follow the final forty days of Jesus’ life. Each day begins with a verse and ends with either a question to ponder or a promise to remember. If we come to each new morning with an open heart and prayer, then Jesus will speak to us and show us His way for the day.

I Have Seen the Lord!

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