Was it beautiful? What was the beautifulest thing about your day?
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Was it beautiful? What was the beautifulest thing about your day?
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I’ll go first: Baptisms.
And the kids released butterflies we had raised at the end of the service. New creation.
I wish I knew how to attach pictures.
Christ is risen indeed!
A wonderfully conceived and beautifully executed liturgical drama telling the story of the Road to Emmaus and tying in the Passover story. 3 characters in robes and masks, 2 of whom were dancers, were just magic. Then later singing out loud while working in the garden “Lo, the Earth awakes again. Aaaaaahhhhh-le-luia!”
I attended a small, circle-style Easter Communion at Sepulveda UU Society.
The most beautiful thing I saw, which brought tears to my eyes – the minister taking the communion bread and grape juice to each person in the circle, then leaning down to say an individual prayer with each person or couple.
Especially poignant was the sight of him with an elder couple, who held hands while each of them had a hand on the minister’s shoulders as he prayed with them.
Presiding at Easter Vigil with a broken foot.
Parish-breakfast afterwards.
Coming home at 8.30 am.
Spending the day with a dear friend and broken foot.
Bells ringing, choral introit which rocked; Easter brunch shared and a day filled with celebration of new life!
Small bare feet, above daisy flowered Easter Dresses, hitting sand as they propelled my two small girls across a picture perfect New England Beach, Sun shining down at our post Easter Service family outing
We had a guest preacher today, but I was at church since I haven’t had the baby yet (happy, compliant baby…). Her Catholic brother, sister-in-law and nephew were there. The brother and nephew (who has not yet made his First Communion in the Catholic Church) took Communion, and I nearly cried. Presiding at the table always makes me a little emotional, but yesterday felt really-extra-special.
And now we are just awaiting the birth of Baby Ralph, currently 8 days overdue.
The sunrise service in the cemetery. There is a crypt in the hillside below where we were standing. I incorporated that into my message. We closed by singing “Go Now in Peace” accompanied by the birds.
Doing the children’s time talking about how, because we’re God’s adopted children, God loves as much as God loves Jesus — that love makes us a family and love is the strongest thing there is. With perfect timing a little boy (he’s 7 I think) raised his hand and asked, “Is love stronger than God?” And I was able to answer, “No, because God is love.” And I hadn’t planted him!
And all this with my wonderful grandson sitting next to me (whom I had not known was going to be there until he and his mother walked into my living room on Friday night!)
These stories are making me cry!!! So glad I asked!! Keep ’em coming!! You’re all so beautimous!
The 5-year-old daughter of a friend who said, when the priest (a woman with a gorgeous voice) began chanting the Exusltet, “That’s beautiful. Like the candles.”
The infomrality of our Easter Sunrise service meant my four year old son could hold my hand while I led worship. Until he sat beside our pianist and put his arm around her as she played. Sharing worship with my four year old is a beautiful gift.
The short Easter service I did at my parents’ home for my sick mother — a prayer of invocation, the lectionary reading, and communion (me, my partner, and my mom). I handed her the bread and wine after serving communion and said it was her turn to offer it to me. First she freaked out — then she did it, with great reverence.
We decorate the sanctuary with butterflies and balloons. We get up very early on Easter morning to blow up hundreds of balloons and have them lining the rafters in the sanctuary. The result is beautiful and of course the children love it.
I completely teared up during the choir/congregation benediction response, which was the Hallelujah Chorus—at the part where they started softly, “The kingdom of this world…is become…” and then soared into “The kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ! And of his Christ!”
Kind of the thesis statement of our faith, and of the Bible, IMO. Also magical, the teenagers doing a choral reading that combined Genesis 1 and John 1 (Thanks to Teresa Coleman, who offered it on Rev. Mommy’s Random Thoughts). Just a splendid day.
I hosted a breakfast at church for the children and their parents. We did a nice little Easter Egg hunt ON Easter, not rushing the kids through Holy Week. Watching children take egg from their baskets and share with other who had fewer treats. 🙂
That in the 15 minutes I was out in my yard doing some gardening a neighbor came over and offered me some fresh baked brownies, and an extremely dressed up couple laughingly wished me a happy Easter. I live in a “not so nice” area in Oakland, and I love it when the stereotypes are proved wrong.
Baptism with a screaming baby…he was not amused…but the delight when he saw the other toddlers toddling around…he wiggled out of his mother’s arms and took off, starting a parade of toddlers around the church…the giggles and squeals of glee, gathering around the table, celebrating our growing family…it was all awesome!
Going to visit two sets of parishioners in nursing homes to deliver Easter lilies and being greeted with broad smiles and tears of joy…they may not know my name anymore, but they know it’s easter…we share communion, hugs and in spite of all the tiredness we find strength in each other.
Resurrection…it’s all good!
The children’s solemn faces as I told them about Tonio, aka “Boogers”, the Easter Cat. I told the story about how the people who loved Jesus saw him after he died. After Tonio died, I saw him, too – in all the cats I met.
Sharing my little boy with the church for the last time in my ministry with them.
Seeing new members bring their friends.
Singing Peter Mayer’s All the World Is One with my son at his request after worship and before nap.
Sunrise Service looking over misty fields and the horses who showed up, thinking we might be People of the Early Oats. Then the excellent gathering in Peacebang’s dining room.
Hard to choose between the choir’s rockin’ rendition of “I’ll Fly Away” (complete with foot stompin’ and hand clappin’ and a standing O)and the intergen Easter egg hunt after the service, during which kids found eggs with someone’s name in them and had to find the person for some meaningful conversation.
Being told by a dying person who can hardly talk anymore that he loves me. Praying with him, holding on to the Resurrection hope.
We had 120 party poppers which we let off at the Easter Acclaimation at the beginning of the service.
The service started with a bang! (And seeing the kids faces getting so excited whilst doing it!)