Easter is not just about a tomb that was empty on that first day of new life, of Easter life. Easter is even more about Jesus’ presence with his community on every Sunday and about his presence in our hearts and in our lives every single day of our lives.

Easter changes everything.

And every day of our lives, we remain the Easter people, the people who have been brought from death into life.

This is our opportunity to climb the mountain, to feel the shroud of fog, and to experience the incredibly important connection between God and ourselves that is Jesus. I submit that each of us has – or will have – such a mountain top experience. Each of us will come to see the connection. And each of us will understand that we must listen to him.

Sermon preached at the Ordination of Jane Tillman on December 14, 2013 at Christ Church Cathedral in Springfield.

Carla McCormick, Jane Tillman, Bishop Doug Fisher, Cecilia Jones, Fr. Tom, Natalie Boyce. Jane is wearing a stole knitted by Carla.

President Kennedy was shot on Friday, November 22. It is in looking back that we are assured . . . that Christ the King promises salvation and that we will one day be with him in paradise.