CELEBRATION SUNDAY/HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without words
And never stops at all.
Emily Dickinson
For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
¶ But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. HALLELUJAH!
1 Corinthians 15:16-20
¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord…
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