“If we look at the state of the world around us, much seems to be impossible. How do we weather the storm of a financial crisis, of social loneliness, of divided communities, and of families struggling with a variety of complex issues?How do we navigate a time of global conflict, of war and destruction, of hateful rhetoric, and of apparently irreconcilable difference? The God of the impossible is the solution to all of our concerns, and the God of the impossible is our hope. Whether it be in our personal lives or amidst global challenges, we place all of our concerns and our struggles into His faithful and capable hands. We trust that in the fulness of time, as the Cross was transformed into the empty tomb, our struggles will be transformed into the inconceivable victory in our Lord”
A blessed and joyous Feast of the Glorious Resurrection to you all!
Ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ
CHRIST IS RISEN!
A beautifully uplifting Resurrection Feast Liturgy last night at Saint George @CopticCathedral! With the wonderful @StGeorgeUK community and Cathedral Choir, and sisters and brothers from across @CopticDiocese.
“The perceived weakness and vulnerability of the Christian journey could not be represented any more clearly than on the Cross, with the Incarnate Word crucified. Likewise, the power of the Christian journey and its victory could not be exemplified more clearly than in the empty tomb, and the Risen Lord, Who conquered all and did the impossible, not for Himself, because He is above our realm, but for us.”
A blessed Feast of the Glorious Resurrection to all!
Ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ
Christ is Risen!
“O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?
1 Corinthians 15:55
“By His death salvation has come to all, and all creation has been filled with light. He has risen from the dead, and death no longer has dominion.”
Saint Athanasious the Apostolic
A very blessed Feast of the Glorious Resurrection to you all, with prayers for peace and reconciliation upon our injured world and struggling communities.
“Hosanna! Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mark 11:9)
Today we commemorate the triumphal entry of our Lord into Jerusalem, and reflect that our victorious King must not remain external; He enters, heals, orders, and sanctifies, bringing the soul into alignment with the will of the Father, both in Jerusalem and our own hearts, for as Saint Cyril of Alexandria reminds us, “He who is by nature Lord becomes our servant, that He may draw us into communion with Himself.”
A blessed and joyous #PalmSunday to you all!