Acts 7:55-60 John 14:1-14 Jesus said, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.” What beautiful and comforting words. Most if not all of us are well acquainted with them, because the first half of this Gospel reading is the one most often chosen to be read at funerals. As we say our earthly farewells to those we love and hold dear, we hear from Jesus’ that all will be well with them, tha

Luke 24:13-35 For many Sundays now, stretching back into Lent, excluding Palm Sunday, we’ve been hearing stories of Jesus which come from the Gospel of John. On Easter Sunday we heard of Mary Magdelene’s encounter with the risen Jesus right outside His tomb. Last week, on that same resurrection day, the disciples gathered in an upper room where Jesus appeared to them. Today’s Gospel comes from another source, from Luke, and we are told, that very day, the first day of th

Welcome happy morning age to age shall say – so goes the hymn. Today, we who follow Jesus, we who live so much after the first Easter morning, shout with joy. But at sunrise on that first Easter day, the people who loved Jesus were not joyful. Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb… Mornings can be such a lovely time. If you manage to get up before the birds, you can hear them begin to sing as the world awakens to a n