The Reign of God as rising. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . The Reign of God as rising is like the morning of the Resurrection. Nothing was expected. Everyone seemed to know how the day would go. Hearts were sinking along with great expectations. And then, not only does Jesus appear as the risen one, there is a message about how God's Reign will become an adventure in rising up into new life. That will be the story telling of the early church. Among them, God will cause a new kind of life to rise up and encounter the reigning power of the world with the life of God's Reign. The witness of the followers of Jesus become a part of that rising. When evil attempts to prevail and lies seem to win the hearts of those in the world, we rise up within a life of promise that calls into question even the power of death itself. The Reign of God as rising is a show of the power of love and forgiveness that will not stop coming up into all the days of our lives. Rise up, O Saints of God. O God of love and new life, lead us into this day as part of the rising power of your love that will always bring new life to all the world. Amen. |
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