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From last Sunday's Sermon:
“[A] true Christian,” wrote Richard Rohr, priest and writer in one of his Easter reflections “[A true Christian] must be an optimist. In fact, if you are not an optimist, you haven’t got it yet.” Now, Optimism takes practice, and diligence. It doesn’t come easy for some, probably most. I take comfort in another piece of wisdom from Father Rohr: “We do not think ourselves into new ways of living. We live ourselves into new ways of thinking.”
Every time we gather, whether it’s Easter day or a regular Sunday--and in the teaching of the church, all Sundays are a celebration of the resurrection--we’re living our way, bit by bit, one determined alleluia at a time, into thinking that our world is good. That people can change. That peace can be had. That differences can be mended. That grief can be overcome. That justice is possible. That love can be rekindled. That death is not the end.
If you want to really believe all that, there’s no better way than to start living it. Through good times and bad, week after week, one gathering, one alleluia at a time. It works. Christ is risen today, and every Sunday, and in fact, every single day. To proclaim that is the most important thing we do.
So let’s do it. I’ll start: Alleluia, Christ is risen. And you say :) The Lord is risen indeed, alleluia! Amen.
