ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP'S EASTER MESSAGE
"The resurrection of Jesus opens the door to a larger world than
the one we live in every day. We see friends die and they are
gone, but God has shown us that it is possible for them to live
in a new way. We see evil go unpunished and good go
unrecognized, but God has shown us that this life is not the end
of the story. We see a few people with great power and many
others with none, but Jesus has said that, in God's time, the
last shall be first and the first last. At Easter time we get a
peek through the door into that larger and more lasting world.
It changes the way we live in this one."
The Rev. H. George Anderson
Presiding Bishop
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Easter 1997
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Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
