Karen Nokes,
Administrative Assistant and faithful servant, reports the following…
“Here at Willow Creek, we had a call
come in yesterday from a church neighbor requesting that we ring our bells on
Sunday morning for Easter. She missed hearing them on Sundays... I put the
request into our Trustee Chair and had the thought about asking all churches to
ring theirs too (or the equivalent). That it would be an amazing way to
celebrate socially distanced unity!!!”
I too think
it a wonderful idea!
I encourage
each church to have some responsible person enter their church on Easter and
chime their bells at their usual worship time.
Please know
that this is not an invitation for people to gather at the church.
Rather, enjoy the sound of the bells in your homes, in PJs with coffee.
Or, you may
visit Youtube and listen to bells at:
Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about Bells on Christmas Day. His sentiment
is consistent with Easter also.
As I like to
tell people…once Jesus was born on Christmas Day, His resurrection on Easter
was inevitable!
I offer the concluding verse...
Then pealed the bells more loud
and deep.
"God is not dead, nor doth he
sleep!
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to
men!"
and deep.
"God is not dead, nor doth he
sleep!
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to
men!"
