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Team Curate's Compass article for March

Two thousand years ago the first disciples insisted that Christ had risen from death. Whatever that claim meant to them, it was a life-changing experience. So much so that soon little communities were springing up around the ancient world - each energized by the claim that a man, whom most of them had never met, was alive after suffering the most horrendous punishment the Roman empire could give out. In our day, the Mid-Trent Churches are such communities. The only reason our Mid-Trent Churches exist is because of the claim that a man who was tortured to death by the Roman Empire is still alive.

So how is Christ's death and resurrection good news for us and our villages? If God really did reverse the destruction done to Jesus, that proves that God's power of good, of love, of creative energy, will overcome any kind of destruction we will ever encounter. Whether the evil we experience is personal, medical, societal, global or environmental, Jesus' resurrection demonstrates that evil, pain and destruction do not have the last word. Something wonderfully startling, something gloriously victorious, is lurking in the core of reality, poised to erupt with justice, fulfilment, and joy. That's good news indeed! No wonder we will shout on Easter Day, "Alleluia, Christ is Risen!"

And what difference does this make in Mid-Trent Churches? If one person experiences joy in discovering God's power to transform evil, an entire community which experiences such joy will be an enormous force for hope and confidence in our villages. Not only will we develop a reputation as being a church of energized confidence and joy, but it will also be obvious that we are not bound by the chains of discouragement or injustice or self-concern which shackle so many aspects of our world. Energized like those ancient communities, among us the poor are honoured, beauty is made, justice enacted, and love is given and received.

So how do we go about deepening our experience of God's up welling victory? Each of us is on a life pilgrimage to know that experience more and more deeply. Wherever you are on that journey, come and walk with your fellow pilgrims as we encounter Christ's resurrection ever more deeply in the particular circumstances of our time and villages.

Sometimes that journey will be through private prayer and meditation, or confronting some personal brokenness in our own lives. Sometimes it will be through a group which meets to explore scripture and the faith. Throughout Holy Week our team of churches will be holding a sequence of meditations and services to explore our pilgrimage with God and enter into the mysteries of this holy week. Come join us! Come explore the amazing love of God. Make this your Easter to remember!

May the victory of the Risen Christ be yours ever more deeply day by day in your journey with God.

Blessings,

Jason Phillips    

Curate of Mid Trent