The Red Letter Jesus
And he shall reign for ever and ever, king of kings, and lord of lords.
The familiar words of the Hallelujah Chorus will be sung in many places around the world on Easter Sunday. But we didn’t wait to celebrate the risen and reigning Lord, not where I was last Sunday morning, in the darkened auditorium of the church just two blocks from my house.
I walked there, which was nice, and got there early, which goes against my life-long habit. Where do I sit, I asked myself, surveying the 500 or so cushioned chairs available to me. After I sat down, an elderly couple (that is, older than me!) took seats behind me, and two younger couples on either side, leaving plenty of space between us.
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