Late Easter

A late Easter and He has now  appeared on the road to Emmaus and I'm sitting with my love on the deck overlooking the bay bathed in sun and blue.

Lingering after breakfast, a good book in hand to the sound of birdsong, waves breaking on the shore,  soaking up the rays like an osteo opening it's petals, like a cat before it gets too hot and has to cool in shade, or a cormorant drying its wings on a rock in the gentle breeze.  Later that morning a snakelet will slither across the warm stone and away into undergrowth.

Meanwhile a boat trawls, people working, children schooling, peace talks happening over wars, family tensions; all seem far away, yet close at heart, with thoughts for today and plans for the future.

Times And Places

For Rev'd Emma King, Easter 2025

Times And Places

Special times and places mark our history. 

Births, anniversaries and deaths 

All part of life's long tapestry.

9/11, Diana and Covid easily come to mind

Wars, Hiroshima, D Day and the Berlin Wall,

Events which draw a line.

And further back, ancient history special moments That have been,

An erupting Vesuvius, Roman invasion or Ice Age, They all feature in the scenes.

But there are events which stand out embroidered in the finest thread,

And at the centre a virgin birth, Golgotha cross and empty tomb, in deepest gold and red.

This Is Why

 Easter 2025

                               This Is Why

This is why you went to the cross, to carry the can for us all, to deal with the devil, all the anguish all the pain and separation, all the fears and tears, all the hatred, unforgiveness, brokeness, death and destruction, division, and all the hurt, sin and shame. 

This is why, this is why you went, the perfect sacrifice, that love might win, the light of life dashing the darkness, making a way of forgiveness, restoration, relationship, peace and joy, and everlasting life for all, a reason to live, power and hope for today.

This is why, and a sure tomorrow.