Sunrise Service 2013

We weren’t going to do it.  But tradition is tradition.  So, on Resurrection Sunday, we had a sunrise service.

Actually, we had a really good weekend.  On Friday evening we had a short Good Friday service.  I created a harmony of the four Gospels – just the story of Good Friday (well, Thursday evening until Friday evening).

Normally, of course, it’s much better to read one Gospel at a time.  Every writer has his own perspective, his own purpose.  So you lose that when you read a harmony.

On the other hand, because this is real history, it’s interesting to see how things actually transpired, filling in all the little details that are in one Gospel or another.

For example, you can really see the control Jesus had over the situation in the Garden.  And Pilate’s remarkable continued efforts (to a point!) to have Jesus released.

On Sunday we loaded some people from Jesús María into the van and headed up to the Valtierra’s home for our sunrise service.  Somehow we managed to start the service before sunrise, and were worshipping God with music when the sun peaked over the hills.

We had a good morning hanging out with friends, eating, worshipping, and remembering the antics of the team from Canada that was there last year. 😉

Sunrise!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
According to his great mercy,
he has caused us to be born again
to a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to an inheritance that is
imperishable, undefiled, and unfading,
kept in heaven for you,
who by God’s power are being guarded
through faith
for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1Peter 1:3-5