From St Kitts ... MOST JOYOUS OCCASION

Easter is the highpoint on the Christian calendar. It is what I consider the singularly most joyous occasion for the Christian church. The season provides the opportunity to reflect and celebrate the prophecies that foretold the Messiah in the Old Testament and calling us back to the miraculous resurrection of Jesus that fills the New Testament with its holy light.

On a personal note, the season brings us together through the one who has broken down the partitions and made us one in salvation through the grace and mercy of our Lord, as the Apostle Peter notes in this passage:

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Inhisgreatmercyhehasgivenusnewbirthintoalivinghopethroughthe resurrectionofJesusChristfromthedead.”(1Peter1:3).

Let us use the season to give thanks for the many blessings God has bestowed upon us. Truly, the greatest gift is the opportunity to make our petitions as a priesthood of believers. We are reminded that we can come boldly, yet humbly to our God in prayer and make our requests known, because Jesus Christ has

My prayer this Easter is that all of us in the CBF family will give thanks for our salvation through the practice of loving one another as Christ loves us.

Christ is risen indeed and because He lives, we can face tomorrow. His resurrection renews and replenishes our heart with hope and in hope!