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The Moderator's Easter message:
The signs of God's love are found in ordinary places
As we approach Easter Sunday, the Moderator of the
General Assembly, the Right Reverend Sheilagh
Kesting, has spoken of how we can find the signs
of God's love in "very ordinary" places.
"In the familiar
Easter story when the women come to the tomb where
Jesus has been buried and find it empty they are
told they are looking for him in the wrong place!
They are to look for him in Galilee - the place
where he had lived and preached and where he had
shown people how the love of God could transform
their lives. It was the place that was filled
with memories of him and where people had responded
to him - often to the consternation of the authorities.
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"Easter today is no different.
It is about finding the signs of God's love in very
ordinary places, where people bring light and love and
transformation into the lives of those who struggle
in their living; where people push for justice and peace
in the world; where people embrace us in our humanity
and break through the neat labels that we use to separate
us from others; where people cherish the environment
that sustains life on our planet. For all of these are
about life, not death; about hope, not despair; about
love, not apathy.
"It is important we do not get distracted,
looking in the wrong place for signs of the risen Jesus.
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Ends.
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nr/18/03/08
Monday 17, January 2008
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