The Good Friday story has crowds at its centre. Those chanting below Pilate's window and those watching an execution 'outside the city walls'. Today no crowds will gather. Instead, individually, we pause to reflect on the dignity and forgiveness shown by a suffering Jesus as he shows us that qualities such as love and goodness are possible even when confronted by hatred and evil.
I hope folks were/are able to listen to the audio service which, from today, is being 'hosted' on a different platform, that of SoundCloud. This way of doing things enables the services to be slightly longer with better sound quality.
On Easter Sunday they'll be two services. The main one will be followed by a much shorter service of Holy Communion, enabling listeners to 'join in' by taking bread and wine in their homes if they wish. We'll do this once a month throughout the crisis.
I'm delighted that Doreen Platts has a picture ready for the website tomorrow - thanks Doreen, and everyone else who is currently writing for the site.
And this is the final call for Passing the Peace! If you would like a greeting of a few lines to be on the website on Easter Day do drop me an email, with or without a photo of you, and I'll be delighted to add your greeting to the church community alongside all the others I'm receiving.
May God's blessing and joy be yours this Easter weekend.
Ian
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