Easter Day 2022

Easter Day 2022

The Collect 

O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 

The First Lesson Isaiah 65:17-25 

I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it, or the cry of distress. No more shall there be in it an infant that lives but a few days, or an old person who does not live out a lifetime; for one who dies at a hundred years will be considered a youth, and one who falls short of a hundred will be considered accursed. They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity; for they shall be offspring blessed by the Lord-- and their descendants as well. Before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox; but the serpent-- its food shall be dust! They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord. 

 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 

 1 Give thanks to the Lord, 

for he is good; *

 his mercy endures for ever. 

2 Let Israel now proclaim, * 

"His mercy endures for ever." 

14 The LORD is my strength 

and my song, * 

and he has become my salvation. 

15 There is a sound of 

exultation and victory * 

in the tents of the righteous: 

16 "The right hand of 

the LORD has triumphed! * 

the right hand of the LORD is exalted! 

the right hand of the LORD has triumphed!" 

17 I shall not die, but live, * 

and declare the works of the LORD. 

18 The LORD has punished me sorely, * 

but he did not hand me over to death. 

19 Open for me the gates of righteousness; * 

I will enter them; I will offer thanks to the LORD. 

20 "This is the gate of the LORD; * 

he who is righteous may enter." 

21 I will give thanks to you, for you answered me * 

and have become my salvation. 

22 The same stone which the builders rejected * 

has become the chief cornerstone. 

23 This is the LORD's doing, * 

and it is marvelous in our eyes. 

24 On this day the LORD has acted; * 

we will rejoice and be glad in it. 

The New Testament 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 

If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being; for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 

 

The Gospel Luke 24:1-12 

On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again." Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.

Wondrous Creator, you look on creation

with a loving heart so great we cannot fathom

with forgiveness and understanding unknown

to your children here on this round planet.

Alleluia, Christ has set us free through his sacrifice. Alleluia!

We here caught in Good Friday pains

yet you abide with us even in our struggles

you bring us back from the brink of death

and wipe our tears with your pierced hands.

Alleluia, Christ has set us free through his sacrifice. Alleluia!

In our darkest hours you seek us out

before we were born you knew our name

you whisper your love to us in the nighttime

and walk with us on nail pierced feet.

Alleluia, Christ has set us free through his sacrifice. Alleluia!

Let us be your children once again

full of your joy, new every morning.

Alleluia, Christ has set us free through his sacrifice. Alleluia!

You have never left us even when we hide

help us to embrace you presence among us now.

Alleluia, Christ has set us free through his sacrifice. Alleluia!

Be our guide and light now and forever

for we count on your for our every breath.

Alleluia, Christ has set us free through his sacrifice. Alleluia! Amen.