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And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. Acts 4:33 

The day after Easter Sunday I tried a new gluten-free bread recipe for the oven instead of my usual bread machine recipe. I don’t usually get to observe the rising of the dough in the bread machine, so as you can see from my tongue-in-cheek photo, I was thrilled to see the recipe worked when the dough rose above the pan! And it made me wonder about how we rise up in our own lives?  

As Jesus’ apostles now how do our circumstances and practices come together with our faith for a life recipe that allows us to rise up from our challenges, from the noise, from negativity, from limitations and exclusionary boundaries, as we give witness to the resurrection of our Lord Jesus? It is our faith in Jesus and his resurrection that gives us new life and the ability to rise up from the challenges of life. Feel the grace and embrace the hope of the resurrection in your life as you live out your faith with Jesus walking beside you each day.  

This image of Jesus with us reminds me of the song, Rise Up, by Andra Day. I have included the lyrics and YouTube video here .Be sure to take a minute and watch the video and think of Jesus singing this song to you as you listen.  May He fill you with wisdom, strength, and peace to rise up, face the day, support each other, and witness to his love.

He is risen, Pastor Andrea