“Bless our God…who has kept us among the living."

How might embracing your identity as beloved, forgiven, and accepted help you to affirm that same identity in others?

“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”

Jesus did more than quietly walk alongside these followers. He helped them to move from “we had hoped” to “the Lord is risen indeed!”

The stories of Jesus are passed along from person to person.

“Be gracious to me, oh Lord, for I am in distress.”

Hosanna! Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

What if this time in history isn’t about looking at dead bones?