The Reverend Eugene Magee is an enthusiastic pastor who does not wear a robe. His sanctuary is plainer than most, adorned only by a cross and an American flag. Magee likes to wave his arms to emphasize important points in his sermons. Unfortunately, he is so animated that he has trouble keeping his shirttails in his trousers. To solve this he has developed the habit of periodically stuffing his shirttails back into his
trousers as inconspicuously as possible, even while he is preaching.One Easter Sunday, while admonishing the faithful with great excitement, he fished around behind his back in the usual way, and found more material than usual to push out of sight. He persisted doggedly, however. On he preached and on he stuffed. At the close of his sermon he discovered that he had about half of the American flag stuffed into his pants. He felt foolish, of course. But what would you expect? It was Easter Sunday! What pastor can help but get excited on Easter Sunday? I hope you are excited as you worship today.
May the joy of Christ’s resurrection,
May the witness of two millennia of Christendom,
May the purposefulness of his crucifixion, and
May the cleansing power of his sacrifice
change us and remake us for the works that we do!
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