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The Revd. Canon Brian Mayne

I read once that on April 5th 2010, for those who have lost a loved one
a chocolate producer, Leonidas, to Covid; those who have survived
decided to host an activity for the infection but still are a long way
children in three towns. The activity from full recovery and those with
was to encourage children to close relatives in residential homes
go outside and pick up as many where visits have not been possible.
Easter eggs as they could find. He This year therefore, Easter has
prepared 709,548 eggs, weighting perhaps a real significance both for
5 tons. The activity attracted 9400 people of faith and people with no
children and created a new record faith. Whatever one's beliefs hope,
for the number of eggs used in the joy and love are the buzz words of
activity. Of course, those children the season.
spent a good Easter. Having given
up chocolate (among other things) On Easter Sunday, the people of
during Lent you can understand how Lund Church will be rejoicing that
this resonates with me! Jesus is risen from the dead and that
Now that Spring has arrived - the whatever the world may throw at us
as St Paul asserted, "neither death
clocks have gone forward and nor life, neither angels nor demons,
Easter is upon us there is much to neither the present nor the future,
be thankful for, and much to look nor any powers, neither height
forward to. At the time of writing nor depth, nor anything else in all
the Covid vaccination programme creation, will be able to separate us
continues at a pace; hospital from the love of God that is in Christ
admissions are reducing and Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8 vs 38-
aspects of life returning to some 39)
form of normality. As Captain Sir
Tom Moore said more than once, No wonder the words of Captain Tom
"Tomorrow will be a good day". strike a chord with us all: “Tomorrow
will be a good day. Tomorrow you will
For Christians, that is a good analogy maybe find everything will be much
for Easter. The season of Lent is better than today, even if today was
ending, and the Church is poised to all right ... that's the way I've always
celebrate the resurrection from the looked at life."
dead, bringing with it the promise of
new life for those who believe. A happy and blessed Easter to

This has been a difficult and you all!
traumatic year for many, especially

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