On a Sunday morning, there’s nowhere I’d rather be than in church. 

But for many people church is not their first choice, unless it’s Easter or Christmas Eve.

Last Easter I chatted with some visitors after church. 

‘Loved it!’ one 30-something man said. 

‘If church were like this every week I’d probably come.’ 

Two of our young families turned around and joined the conversation. ‘It is like this every week,’ they said. ‘This place is alive all the time; that’s the whole point of Easter!’

I left the visiting family deep in conversation with our vibrant, ‘living’ church members. 

But I didn’t forget what they said. Jesus’ followers should be alive all the time; that’s the whole point of Easter.

Prayer: Dear God, help us to remember that Easter is an invitation to vibrant life. May that life animate each of us, every day. We pray as Jesus taught us, saying, ‘Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.’ Amen