April 23, 2025
Alleluia Christ is Risen!
After worship on Sunday, Otto informed me that there were sixty-three alleluias in the service. If we count all of those for the people that were in worship there were 2,765 alleluias! That' seems like a lot of praising, but we can never thank God for all the blessings we have received - the ones we know, see, and understand. I feel that there are so many more alleluias in our lives because we don't understand the many ways that God is working in our lives.
I am thank for a reflective Lenten season. It was a blessing to have members of St. Francis in Dunellen share their stories of how the gospel was woven into their lives. I am thankful for a beautiful Palm Sunday celebration, the invitation to be a witness to the most sacred stories of our faith. I am thankful for the faithful who attended Maundy Thursday and heard once again Christ's commandment to love one another as he loved everyone. I am thankful to the members of God's Love in Newtown PA for loaning us the prints from Sanctified Art to center our hearts on the story of Good Friday - God's Friday. I'm thankful for a joyous Easter morning - first in the cemetery and then in our sanctuary. The sanctuary was vibrating with joy and energy! How wonderful to have the choir begin our worship in song. So much to be thankful for; so much to rejoice over. There could never be enough alleluias for all the blessings and joys.
Alleluia Christ is Risen!
Pastor JJ
