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Christ is Risen!

22/3/2016

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Reflections on Easter by The Right Reverend Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Sheffield
River Lagan at Dromore, Co Down
Regent's Bridge, Dromore, Co Down with reflection of Dromore High Cross
The Christian faith is not based on a dream or a projection or a myth but an event in history.  This event was witnessed by those who were not expecting it, unexplained by those who opposed it, written down by those who gave their lives in testimony, and attested by countless generations of Christians who have themselves encountered the risen Christ in scripture and sacrament, in prayer and fellowship. 

This is the life changing, death disarming, fear destroying, mind transforming, joy bringing, grief shattering, kingdom proclaiming, history making, culture shaping truth that Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day.  God offers to everyone forgiveness and new life.

But how can anyone believe in the resurrection of the dead?  Death seems so final. 

St Paul uses this very simple picture in 1 Corinthians 15.  He asks us to imagine seed: the kind you plant in the ground.  Think of the pip in the apple, or a sunflower seed, or the stone in the heart of a peach. 

No matter how long you look at a dried peach stone, no-one could possibly imagine that this hard, dry object could possibly change and not only change but grow and not only grow but become a whole tree, bearing leaves and flowers and fruit for years and years. 

So it is with the resurrection of the dead, says Paul.  Death seems so final.  But we only see part of the picture.  A person’s life and soul and personality rests with God after death, like the DNA hidden deep in the stone of a peach.  God in his love and grace and power is able to raise them to a new and deeper and richer kind of life, life without end.

How can we know this to be true?  Because of what Christians celebrate in the fifty days of Easter.

Christ is risen.  He is risen indeed.  Alleluia.

Bishop of Sheffield: The Right Reverend Dr Steven Croft 2015
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Rules of the House

3/3/2016

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Mother's rules of the home
Rules of the home
Mums have been saying something similar for generations.
We've all heard it over and over again, bless her!

When we were kids we had to leave our outside shoes at the back door. Three pairs of Wellington Boots would be lined up for mum to make sure they were clean before she brought them in.

As an adult and parent, my own kids leaving lights on in the house used to bother me - A LOT!
I'd give off day after day. 

Seeing the house lit up like a Christmas tree from the other end of the road, and everybody in the house in the one room, would send me into a huff. I'd make the children leave whatever they were doing, and send them to all parts of the house to turn off lights that were on - but not needed, in rooms that were not being used!

One day as I was coming down the stairs after turning empty bedroom lights off DURING THE DAY - AGAIN, the thought suddenly struck me that there'd probably come a day when the lights wouldn't be left on.

That day would be when the children had "flown the nest" - university, jobs, marriage.

I determined from that point on never to complain about the lights again.
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The day when lights are not routinely left on arrived. The boys lead their own lives across the water. I miss them - and sometimes even wish that the lights were still on :) 
Black and white family photograph of a mother and her daughters
Mother and daughters
Mother's Day is celebrated every year but those of us who look back on House Rules with a little smile don't need a special occasion to honour our mums. 
Do we?

Drew McWilliams| Photographer
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