From Achen’s Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Praise the Lord.
God bless the Emmanuel family.
Once again it is my pleasure to address the Emmanuel family through this month’s newsletter.
My family and I thank God for helping us to serve as the Vicar of the Emmanuel CSI church for the past three years. We are thankful for all the love, care, and respect we have received from this church over the past three years. Thank you again for all your help and cooperation. Another Easter is coming. Happy Easter to everyone.
Resurrection is the foundation for Christian Faith. It leads to a transformed life that has no boundaries. Empty tomb is a powerful sign of Christ’s resurrection. Without resurrection there would have been no preaching, no hope, and no Christianity. As Sam Morris says “The tomb of Christ is famous because of what it doesn’t contain.”The empty tomb, in all its emptiness, indicates that death is not an end in itself but there is life even after death. In 1 Cor 15:23 we read that all those who believe in Him shall rise in their own order. Empty tomb is not a static, lifeless but a dynamic and radical experience of fullness of life, a boundless and a transformed life.
The resurrection experiences recorded in the gospel St Mark. 16: 1- 11 narratives indicate the celebration of boundless transformation through resurrection permeated. “He is risen, he is not here” Mk. 16.6. The risen Lord transforms our weeping into witness, blindness into a vision and fear into courage and peace.
Before I conclude my words, I extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone in the Emmanuel CSI church, all organizations and our church committee for the support and cooperation that were given during these three years. I am extremely grateful to all of your love and shown to my family. May the good God bless all of us.
Yours loving,
Jose Achen
