Devotion, Prayer Families & Birthdays

DEVOTION

He is risen!

Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see him’ (Matthew 28:7).

When Mary Magdalene and the other Mary visited the tomb of Jesus that morning, they would not have expected to experience a violent earthquake, encounter an angel or find the tomb empty.

This would have been a lot to take in, and it is no wonder the angel told them not to be afraid – they would have been feeling fear from a number of different angles and for various reasons. We read that the guards, too, most likely strong and hardened men, ‘shook and became like dead men’. Who can blame anyone for being afraid in such circumstances?

But the biggest fear they would have experienced was the unknown – where was Jesus? What has happened to him? The words of the angel, ‘He is risen’, filled them with joy as they hurried away to carry out the task the angel had given them. They hurried. This news could not wait. The news of an earthquake and an angel faded away in the light of this momentous message, and it was imperative that it be shared as a matter of urgency.

We, too, face the empty tomb of Jesus with fear and awe as we recognise what his resurrection means for us. Our sorrow at his death on the cross is overcome with the joy of his victory over death – for us, 

Dear Lord, send your Holy Spirit to equip me to be ready to share the joy of Jesus’ resurrection with those who have not heard or do not believe so that they, too, may share in the joy of the gift of salvation and eternal life through him. Amen.

by Faye Schmidt

Reproduced with permission: Lutheran Church of Australia 2023 www.lca.org.au/daily-devotion 

Mrs Rebekah Clark

PRAYER FAMILIES

for the fortnight beginning Monday 24th April: 

George, Gunalan, Gurney, Holden, Hunsicker, Ismodes, Jacob, Johannsen, Joshi and Joy

And staff:

Elinor Hetzel-Bone, Annette Kempson, Amanda Kimpton and Ellie Kleins

BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to the following students for the coming weeks:

Asha Linsley, Ezra Filibeck, Maelie Ziersch, Mia du Toit, Emily Tomlin, Theo Ewin, Kai Nicholl, Tegh Sandhu, Adam Colotti, Jazlyn Binu, Ron Thomas, Moyaz Alam, Elijah Wyszynski and Russell Munyoro