For me it is resurrection and salvation. It is names known and hope restored. It is springtime and greening. It is conversation and forgiveness. It is Christ’s peace within us. It is Christ the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last who pledged a new creation where pain and sorrow are banished, and God’s kingdom of light and love is revealed.

It is all these things and more. It is love and joy and song. 

For those of you who were baptized or confirmed during Eastertide, I offer my congratulations and prayers as you embrace this new beginning in all its fullness. To all of us who renewed our baptismal promises, remember that we are forever marked........

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