Message From The Pastor for April 27

Message From The Pastor for fifth Sunday of Easter
What Is Easter?
Easter is many things.
1. It is a sleeping sentinel waking to find that the corpse he has been guarding has disappeared.
2. It is Mary Magdalene, bewildered, standing with her arms full of spices, but with no body to anoint.
3. It is a young man in white uttering the greatest words of hope ever spoken to men: “He is risen!”
4. It is a breathless sprint to the cemetery by John and Peter.
5. It is a conversation that burns during an afternoon walk on a road leading to Emmaus.
6. It is a prayer meeting in the Upper Room, suddenly broken up by the entrance of the Saviour.
7. It is a thousand church bells in a thousand cities.
8. It is a day vibrant with faith, song, and worship around the world.
9. It is a new light in the eyes of a discouraged pastor as he sees a full church before him.
10. It is ribbons and sweetmeats in the simplicity of a Christian orphanage in China.
11. It is the glorious emergence of a butter-fly from a cocoon.
12. And, of course, Easter is Christ bringing us eternal life.
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甚麼是復活節？復活節是很多東西。它是
一． 一個睡著了的哨兵一覺醒來，發覺他所看守的屍體不見了。
二． 抹大拉的馬利亞疑惑地站著手拿著香料卻沒有身體可以膏抹。
三． 一個年青人身穿白衣說出了人類歷史上最有希望的一句話：“祂已經復活了！”
四． 彼得和約翰一口氣的疾跑到墳地去。
五． 那個下午在以馬忤斯的路上令人心裏火熱與主同行的對話。
六． 那個晚上在樓房上門都關了，門徒聚在一處。耶穌來站在當中對他們說：“願你們平安！”
七． 在千萬的城市有千萬教堂的鐘聲響起。
八． 一個喚起全世界興起活潑信仰，歌頌和崇拜的日子。
九． 氣餒的牧師眼前一亮，因看見禮拜堂坐滿了人。
十． 在中國一間基督徒辦的孤兒院裏佈置絲帶吃甜肉簡單而隆重的慶祝。
十一． 一隻蝴蝶光榮的從蝶蛹蛻變出來。
十二． 當然它是基督帶來永恒生命。