Further Up and Further In

We all know that Easter is the most important holiday for Christians. It is the resurrection of our Lord and without it, our faith means nothing and is futile as Paul says in 1 Corinthians. Like Christmas, we ought to celebrate it all year round because it is such a beautiful and powerful thing but we have specific days set aside because we need help remembering. This year, I got to be a part of the Church of the Resurrection's (known as "Church of the Rez" or just "Rez") Holy Week which was incredible. They did 13 services in a week and I even got to be part of the Palm Sunday one, see picture below.  It's an Anglican church which is very different from my Plymouth Brethren-rooted, non denominational background that I grew up but has been a great experience. I did not attend Rez during my freshman year but started this year as a sophomore. So this past year, I have been a co-shepherd (Sunday School teacher) for the 3rd grade class and have had the delight o