Our parish is blessed to have many people who want to deepen their lives of faith through the study of God’s Word revealed in Sacred Scripture. We now have over 130 parishioners participating in our parish’s Bible Study. To accommodate so many people we offer three weekly sessions. As the usual facilitator, I occasionally cannot attend a particular session and must call on one of our parishioners to fill in for me. Most often I turn to Jennifer Smart, who kindly and ably takes the reins and actually does a far better job than yours truly. A lifelong student of the Bible and ancient history, Jennifer has also spent a considerable amount of time in both Egypt and Israel and brings to our sessions valuable first-hand knowledge of the Middle East and its people.
Jennifer is also a poet who some years ago wrote the following poem, Resurrection, which she recently shared with our Bible Study participants. It seems fitting to include it here as we begin Holy Week. I trust you will enjoy reading and meditating on these verses:
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Resurrection
“He is not here, but know that He is risen,”
The gathered mourners heard the angel say;
We marvel how this deathless gift
was given
To those who witnessed that first
Easter Day.
The
rock that sealed Christ’s chamber seemed a portal
To darkness shrouding hopelessness
and strife;
Instead it was a door to God
Immortal
And passageway to everlasting life.
We
join in Easter fellowship with others
To share the angel’s words the
world has known;
Whenever we reach out to one
another,
We link our hands and roll away the
stone.
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Thank you, Jennifer; and a blessed and fruitful Holy Week to all.
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