 Our mission is to Share God’s Love. It is, on the one hand, simple. The final commandment Jesus gave to his followers was to love one another as he loved us. On the other hand, loving each other and loving all God’s children is an enormous and complicated task. That is why we carry out our mission in partnership with organizations and agencies who share our values and our commitment to love.
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 A few weeks ago, I was invited to answer some questions from our middle school students. One of the very first was: “Where are dinosaurs in the creation story?” I paused—not because I was caught off guard, but because I wanted to take the question seriously. I looked at the earnest faces around the room, each one waiting for an answer that could connect prehistoric creatures with the story in Genesis.
 I made a mistake today. I read the news. In the never-ending stream of information (and misinformation, for who can tell?) I felt hope draining away from my soul. First a trickle, then a full-blown leak. The wealthiest among us are about to get a tax break which will apparently be paid for by cutting Medicaid to the neediest. White people from South Africa are being granted protection while people of color are sent to languish in foreign prisons. War is making its way around the world. It all leaves me feeling helpless and hopeless. What can be done to stop the advance of evil and unholy that destroys our humanity?
 "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." — Galatians 2:19b-20
In a world that often feels fractured—where relationships strain, communities divide, and hearts ache—we long for healing. Healing in our relationships. Healing in our inner lives. Healing in our neighborhoods and beyond. But where does that healing begin?  Our theme for the season of Easter this year is, Christ is Alive. This does not simply point to a distant historical event. Nor does it refer to an ethereal presence of Jesus akin to a pleasant aroma or foul smell. It is easy to store Jesus safely in the future, anticipating his return, (but not too quickly, or he’ll spoil the fun). No, Christ is Alive means what it says. The bodily Christ is here, now, standing and serving and loving right in front of us.
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