The Lord is Risen!!
Lord is Risen Indeed!!

What a lovely Easter Vigil service St. Andy's celebrated tonight. As the only cantor in residence, it was my joy to do the Exultet. Despite my COPD- and asthma-ridden voice, I was able to get into my head voice and have everything come out pretty clearly, thanks be to God! The choir consisted of two of us with a congregation of probably 20. Small group it was, but pretty encouraging for a church which has not even observed the Easter Vigil in some past years. Tomorrow of course will be the holly and lilly crowd, and so attendance will, God willing, approach 100 souls.

It is bloomin' COLD here. I have joked with my friends in the Texas Panhandle, sending them "I....'m dream-ing of a whi......te EASTER!" e-mails. They may well have snow. We just have unseasonably cold, wet weather for tomorrow. All the new, frilly, Easter dresses will be covered with winter coats for sure! Actually, St. Andy's has gone quite "come-as-you-are", so all kinds of garments will be seen tomorrow. Having been raised in the old tradition of wearing one's BEST to church, I've had some adjusting to do. It is, of course, the attitude of the heart and spirit that must be one's best to present to the Lord. The "wrapping" doesn't matter a whit.