Resurrection blessings

​Hey friends!
 
Halleluiah, Christ is risen indeed! And with him, the earth is resurrecting once again, too. Much to the chagrin of those with allergies, but the joy and enlivening of many a soul.
 
What a blessing it is to get to witness resurrection all around us, and not just read about it in our Bible stories. Sure, the perennials and deciduous trees were not actually dead like Jesus and Lazarus were. Rather, they were dormant or hibernating or resting, still very much alive beneath the soil – however you want to put it. But late fall and winter still feel like death, and spring still feels like resurrection. (At least, to me.)
 
As the wilderness – flowering plants and trees, crops and insects, birds and critters – return to life and its busyness, I pray that your spirits feel renewed as well. I pray that you find delight in the joyful noises of kids playing outside and birds singing to one another. This life, even with resurrection hope, offers burdens and concerns abundant. Remember that blessings, even in small and mundane things, are abundant, too. May God open our eyes to see, ears to hear, noses to smell, palms to feel, and (with fresh, local produce on the horizon) tongues to taste all the goodness that God provides.
 
As we approach the summer months, our ministries prepare to shift. Power Pack will break for the summer (although donations will still be accepted to help start the 2025-26 school year well) and the community garden will burst with sustenance. We will begin to see the full fruits of our solar panels, which have already helped us avoid over 7,000 pounds of CO2 emissions!
 
Thank you all for your commitment to and support of our efforts. Together we are making a very real difference in our community and for God’s beloveds. Together we are living out Jesus’s invitation to feed his sheep and to love our neighbors. Together we are very much the body of the risen Christ – Jesus’s hands and feet in the world – offering hope and love to others.
 
See you in church,
Pastor Julia