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April 2, 2015 News

An Easter Message from Donald V. Romanik

It’s been a long, hard winter in most of the country this year. We are all longing for spring – for melted snow, warm days, green grass and sunshine. Because of its placement on the calendar, we often use spring metaphors to describe Easter including images of new life, new growth and flowers – especially lilies. But we just can’t think about and talk about Easter in these somewhat quaint and sentimental ways.

As Christians, we need to proclaim and confront, head on, that because Christ rose from the dead we no longer have any more excuses or, quite frankly, any more passes. We are called and empowered to live out the reality of the resurrection in our daily lives and bring the risen Jesus to a broken and hurting world. As Easter people we must acknowledge and celebrate that nothing can ever separate us from the love of God, through Jesus, including death. And that’s an incredibly powerful message.

At the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) we are honored and privileged to walk with faith communities as they help their members and seekers live out the good news of the Gospel. On behalf of the entire ECF family I wish you a joyous and blessed Easter.

The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!

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