Christ has risen! - Isaiah 65 & Luke 24

St. Andrew's Brussels Sermons

Easter Day 2019: Christ has risen! Preacher: Rev Eric Foggitt Readings: Isaiah 65: 17-25 & Luke 24: 1-12 The miracle of Easter Day took place in the early hours of the morning when it was still dark, and nobody was there to see it. The disciples and the women find the tomb empty. John’s gospel describes how Mary Magdalene goes to the disciples and tells them, ‘I have seen the Lord’. In our endless attempts to make the Bible relevant we forget that the Bible creates its own relevance. In those simple words, Mary describes the miracle that occurred on the first Easter Day. Have we met Jesus? People need to feel able to approach Jesus and to let him into their lives so that they, too, can say ‘I have seen the Lord’. Resurrection is not just life after death but the assurance of God’s continued love for us. The promise of the resurrection is when we can say, ‘I have seen the Lord’: words that roll back the stone that keeps us from living a Christian life of love. Thanks be to God for the opportunity to celebrate this miraculous day and our prayers for courage and peace to all those affected by the terrible events in Sri Lanka on this most blessed day.