10,000 Reasons

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

O my soul, Worship His holy name.

Sing like never before, O my soul,

I’ll worship Your holy name.

From the song “10,000 Reasons” by Matt Redman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E

Tonight, we sang the song above just at the tail end of our time with four friends who came over for dinner. (We had a delicious and wonderful meal cooked by Eng. Their compliments about the food were so affirming in light of his future responsibility of managing restaurants.)   I also had a scheduled Skype call with a friend whom I used to sing and worship with so it was great that we sang as she listened. It felt so good that we could have an impromptu time to worship and thank God for loving us so much that He sent His son Jesus to suffer and die for our sins. When we prayed and then realized that we were all together on pre-Resurrection Day, or Easter Eve, we rejoiced that the Lord brought us together. We didn’t plan on being with one another because of the occasion; it was just the convenient time for all of us. Given the choice, though, we all felt that we had rather be with friends on Easter Eve, than not. The Lord, who knew us more than we knew ourselves, blessed us with our sweet fellowship. What a blessing!  =)

Mark 16:1-8 
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.'"

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb.

Happy Resurrection Day, Everyone!!!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! 

In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope 

through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...

1 Peter 1:3