April 9, 2023 Easter Sunday Sermon: The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde

“The Franciscan priest Richard Rohr makes the case that Christ is universal.3 It’s not that everyone is Christian, but the truth of Christ, the life force we find in Christ, isn’t only available for those who follow Jesus. If that life force finds expression in other traditions, praise the God who loves diversity and show no partiality. For all our differences, we are one human race. This fragile earth is the island home for us all.” 

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde tells us the significance of the resurrection, and how it is the bringing of one to a new life, not a return to life as before. Resurrection implies change, a turning point. Jesus’s new life gives us a new life as well, one filled with faith, love, and learning.