What letdown? Worship after Easter
This week in staff meeting we prayed for all the worship leaders who poured their heart and soul into worship during Lent, Holy Week, and Easter Sunday, and may enter the Eastertide season with weariness. We pray for their strength and focus as they prepare for vibrant and meaningful worship in the wake of Easter.
It’s true that Easter is seen by some as the peak or climax of the liturgical year, and in some ways it is. And yet the sustained celebration of Christ’s victory, and the anticipation of commemorating Christ’ ascension and the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost, gives us cause for prayer, song, proclamation and praise that is as fervent as ever.
This comes through in “Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen” from Sing! A New Creation, which we sang to start our staff meeting this week, and with whose words we led our latest web highlighter:
Walking the way,
Christ in the center
telling the story to open our eyes;
breaking our bread,
giving us glory:
Jesus our blessing, our constant surprise.Jesus is risen and we shall arise:
Give God the glory! Alleluia!
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