Today is Monday, April 17th, 2017; Karen's Korner #3536

I hope that you had a wonderful weekend celebrating Easter with family and friends!

It's hard to wrap our minds around Jesus' resurrection. He isn't the only one to return to life again. He's only the first!

As our congregation sang "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" together, I couldn't help but think of, not only Jesus, but also lots of family members and friends who also, don't have to face 'permanent death', but they too 'live again':  spouses, parents, children, close family members and friends!

Talk about hope!

"Christ the Lord Is Risen Today"

` written by Charles Wesley in the late 1700s


"Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!

Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!

Sing, ye heavens and earth reply: Alleluia!


"Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!

Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!

Dying once He all doth save, Alleluia!

Where they victory, O grave? Alleluia!


"Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!

Where, O death, is now they sting? Alleluia!

Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia!

Christ has opened Paradise, Alleluia!


"Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!

Foll'wing our exalted Head, Alleluia!

Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!

Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!"

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