Following the trials and sorrow of Holy Week, LinC celebrates another glorious Easter Sunday. The women who visited Jesus’ tomb on that first Easter morning and the disciples who encountered the risen Christ on the road to Emmaus became the first Christian storytellers. For nearly two millennia our faith has grown and spread throughout the world, with thanks in large part to people who have been bold enough to tell the incredible story of Jesus’ resurrection. LinC takes another look at what happened on the first Easter and explores ways that we can keep telling the story of Jesus’ triumph over death. Key Scriptures: Exodus 13:3-10; Psalm 105; John 20:1-18, 30-31; Acts 8:26-39. In recent months a rash of videos have popped up on YouTube featuring teens (usually girls) asking online viewers: “Am I pretty?” The creators of these videos are looking for affirmation but have opened themselves to the hordes of anonymous comments by people prone to saying all sorts of cruel things (regardless of whether they think the subject of a video is pretty). Why would someone need such affirmation from people on the Internet, or even from peers at school? Next week LinC talks about self-image. We’ll find affirmation in being children of God created in God’s image and look at ways we can affirm and uplift others.
