Greetings church! I hope and pray that this finds you well and fulfilled in Christ. I apologize that this post is a little late this month. Throughout the Christian calendar, I continue to ask us to stay present in the scriptures we read and discuss. As I began writing my April post, my excitement for Easter began to grow. Easter is the day of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. How can one keep oneself from being overjoyed and overwhelmed by the love of God? That is why I decided to wait. As we embark on our Holy week services, we come with our hearts prepared, once again, to experience the fullness of God. This fullness of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love that we experience on Christmas Day is kindled in us once again. We think the light is fading away and these feelings of Christmas day are being extinguished, only to see them magnified on Easter Morning. The Hope is restored, the Peace is found, the Joy fills our hearts, and the Love cannot be denied. God is greater than anyone can imagine and more than we can ever expect. The day the stone was rolled away and the prophecies fulfilled, God put an end to the chains of sin. The victory is won, and sin no longer has a hold on us. We have been justified and made righteous by the blood of Christ. God looks at us through this lens. Let us live our lives with this understanding and seek to help others find their place in the Kingdom of God. Serving God and serving others with you – Pastor Keith D. King