April 16, 2006
On this Easter Sunday, Rev. Peter Luckey poses the question: Do we realize life as we live it? In any case we are bound to realize "Now you know, that's what it was to be alive, to move around in a cloud of ignorance." These days our faith is tested by our intellect - such as the 'discovered' gospel of Judas, suggesting that he was Jesus' best friend right up to the very end - and our faith is stymied by the world in general. Rev. Luckey discusses the resurrection story of Mark 16,that Easter faith doesn't come with struggle, without contending with fear and doubt. He suggests that the times we are most full of fear are the times Christ is just around the corner..."Fear not, it is I." Death is no threat to our relationship with God. Christ is a living presence through life and after our death.