Theme of the Day: Life Marches Victorious Over Death
The moment Adam and Eve sinned, nothing would ever be the same. Death was unleashed on humanity and it reigned without mercy and without challenge. It hung like a suffocating shroud over us all. It was a constant source of sorrow and shame. Death doesn’t just bring an end to life. It spoils every moment of life that leads up to it.
The moment Christ emerged from the tomb, however, nothing would ever be the same. Life was unleashed on humanity. The salvation Christ came to bring is no consolation prize for the life we would have enjoyed had death never entered the picture. It is not a rescue from a physical world gone bad but a resurrection for a physical world that will once again be very good. Christ’s victory restores life to us even now. The victory march of life has already begun and death can do nothing to stop it. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
Luke 24:1-12
Isaiah 25:6-9
1 Corinthians 15:51-57
Psalm 16
471 – Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds
440 – Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands
441 – I Know that My Redeemer Lives
443 – Awake, My Heart, with Gladness
951 – Lord, Now You Let Your Servant
462 – Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain
Prayer of the Day: Almighty God, by the glorious resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ, you conquered death and opened the gate to eternal life. Grant that we, who have been raised with him through Baptism, may walk in newness of life and ever rejoice in the hope of sharing his glory; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be dominion and praise now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia.