Faith in the Risen Christ

Collect: The Second Sunday of Easter

Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery  established in the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Hoy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Acts 2: 14, 22-32 . . . Peter attests to the resurrection of Jesus Christ as an act of God, an act that forms the basis for Christian community.

Psalm 16 . . . A Song of the Refugee . . . a deep sense of optimism.

1 Peter 1:3-9 . . .  envisions faith in and a love for Christ as a sign of our salvation

John 20:19-31 . . . Jesus does not leave Thomas behind, but rewards his persistence with faith.

A Sermon about the twin.   MaryAnn McKibben Dana describes herself as “a writer, spouse, mother of three, muffin maker and occasional marathoner.” She says, “I am a Presbyterian pastor whose spiritual inner child is secretly Quaker. (I guess the secret’s out.) I believe in the expansive love of God that knows no bounds.” In this sermon from John 20:19-31 she wrestles with Thomas’s doubt, and the love of God that seeks him out and finds him in an upper room.