"I AM THE RESURRECTION!"

It is Easter that is the signed covenant of all of God's promises to us. It is Easter's truth that will meet you on the highways of your own becoming, as you seek desperately to make sense of the tragedies which now and then punctuate our days.  It is Easter which gives Lent its meaning and assures that there is a future beyond our repentance.  It is Easter that speaks to us loudly and clearly the Truth sounded by the voice of God so long ago in response to Moses' question, "Whom shall I say has sent me?"  "Say that 'I AM' has sent you!"  Or, more correctly, "I am who I am" -- there is no deviation in Me -- there is no promise unfulfilled in Me -- there is no obstacle that can stand in My way, but for a moment -- I am the Lord of life and death.  I am the Creator and Sustainer, without whom and beyond whom there is nothing else.  It is in My truth that you go -- it is on My errand that you are sent -- it is in My name that you preach -- it is in My purpose that you live your days -- it is to My vision that you are called to aspire -- and "I will go with you now and always, although at times it may seem not.  Yes, you may be set aside for a time -- you may give in to despair because of the seeming shortness of hope on the near horizon -- you may be laid low by the seeming mismatch of your strength against the never-ending onslaught of obligation and challenge.  But YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I am with you, now and forever, and nothing you or others can do will finally thwart My love and separate you from Myself.  I am God.  I am Life. I am Tomorrow.  I am Resurrection!" 

 -- Rev. Gil Hellwig

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