Day 2: Rebirth and renewal
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying (Titus 3:4-8).
O God, seeing as there is in Christ Jesus an infinite fullness of all that we can want or desire, May we all receive from Him, grace upon grace; grace to pardon our sins, and subdue our iniquities; to justify our persons and to sanctify our souls; and to complete that holy change, that renewal of our hearts, Which will enable us to be transformed into the blessed image in which You created us. O make us all acceptable to be partakers of the inheritance of Your saints in light. Amen.
~ John Wesley ~ 1703 -1791
Easter
by Samuel Longfellow
Lo , the earth again is risen,
Living, from its wintry prison;
Bring we flower and leaf and spray
To adorn our holiday!
Once again the Word comes true:
Lo, He maketh all things new!
Now the dark, cold days are o'er.
Light and gladness are before.
How our hearts leap with the spring!
How our spirits soar and sing!
Light is victor over gloom,
Life triumphant o'er the tomb.
Change, then, mourning into praise,
And for dirges anthems raise!
All our fears and griefs shall be
Lost in immortality!
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