I HAVE SEEN THE LORD

1. ‘I have seen the Lord’, Mary told them all.
Then she told them what the Lord had said.
She was overjoyed when he spoke her name.
Jesus Christ is living though he once was dead.
Everything has changed—death is overwhelmed!
Life will never ever be the same.
She was overjoyed when he spoke her name.
Jesus Christ is living though he once was dead.

2. We have seen the Lord,
we have heard his voice —
recognised him when he broke the bread,
opened up our eyes, set our hearts on fire.
Jesus Christ is living though he once was dead.
Everything has changed—death is overwhelmed!
Life will never ever be the same.
Opened up our eyes, set our hearts on fire.
Jesus Christ is living though he once was dead.

2000. A sunny afternoon, sitting at the table under the pergola, working on services for Easter. The opening line from the WJK Lectionary Commentary on the gospel for Easter Sunday, John 20:1-18, started the song: 'At the heart of the Gospel reading for Easter is the resurrection appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene, leading to her confession, "I have seen the Lord." All the Easter Sunday texts for Year B contribute: John 20:1-18, 1 Cor 15:1-11 (also the rest of the chapter, though I didn't read it at the time; especially v.54-57)Ps 118:1- 2, 14-24, Acts 10:34-43. Specifically, John 20:16,18; 1 Cor 15:54-57; Luke 24:30-35; John 20:20,25; 1 John 1:1. The phrasing of the refrain "Jesus Christ is living though he once was dead" is related to the 'The Waiting Father' parable, Luke 15:24,32, but even more to Rev 1:18. Also Rom 6:9.

30.9.24
 

Back from a Break 

 

During September, Dorothy and I travelled
to Norway and the UK.

After long flights
- Adelaide to Melbourne,
Melb to Dubai (14 hrs),
Dubai to Oslo (7 hrs) -
we did Norway in a nutshell
from Oslo to Bergen, then
the Hurtigruten Cruise 
up the west coast of Norway
and back again.
Then an 8 day Trafalgar tour
and 4 days in London,
before taking the direct flight
(16 3/4 hrs)
from Heathrow to Perth.
We're a bit tired (!) but we'll still be a part
of the LWA convention and the 
General Convention .

See some of you there.