Easter Greeting

Dear Friends,

In Wendell Berry’s poem, “The Mad Farmer Liberation Front,” he writes these words:

So, friends, every day do something that won’t compute. Love the Lord. Love the world. Work for nothing. Take all that you have and be poor. Love someone who does not deserve it. Ask the questions that have no answers. Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to harvest...Expect the end of the world. Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts . . . Practice resurrection.

We all know too well the practice of crucifixion. We see it daily in the news, in the tears of friends, and in our own faces, sleepless and worn. But what do we know of resurrection? What do we know about struggling with the issues of the day; reaching out to those who are hungry, poor, and oppressed; healing the sick and broken and breathing life into every moment?

We practice resurrection whenever we notice beauty and are truly grateful. We practice resurrection whenever we swallow our anger and our pride and start over again with living. We practice resurrection when we ask for forgiveness or forgive someone else; when we find some love that has been buried inside of us; when we say NO to the forces of death in our world and say YES to that which enhances life. We practice resurrection by growing a soul and living a larger life.

Happy Easter to you all. May resurrection abound in our church, and in our lives.
From the Staff of Christ Congregational Church

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Braddock, Senior Minister
Rev. Amy L. Lewis. Minister for Adults
Nae Pearson, Director of Music
Sue Wilson, Children’s C.E. Coordinator
Leonor Rivera, Executive Assistant
Dianne Abraham, Church Administrator