GREETINGS FROM WORSHIP PLANNERS – SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
A ZOOM-ONLY SERVICE
Ezekiel 37:1-12
Can These Bones Live?
When you find yourself in a valley of dry bones, or in the valley of the shadow of death, when all hope seems lost, listen to these words from the Prophet Ezekiel.
Ezekiel is led into a valley “full of bones.” The Lord says Ezekiel should tell the bones to hear the word of the Lord. The Lord will put breath into them and they will rise up and live!
“Come from the four winds, breathe!” God proclaims. “Breathe into these dead bodies and let them live!” The bones, according to God, “…are the entire House of Israel.” God tells the bones they will have life and live in a “fertile land.”
“You will know,” God says, “that I am the Lord.”
We can’t imagine who wouldn’t be convinced by this kind of razzle-dazzle. Such is the power of belief in resurrection. Such is this foreshadowing of Easter.
Be with us at 4 pm via Zoom as Rev. Carl Hilton VanOsdall asks what hope looks like. Do we find hope in our world, in our community, in our own lives? Tom Jones is our musician. Zoom links appear in your Sunday morning email.
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