Resurrection | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:58:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg Resurrection | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com 32 32 The Power of Christ’s Resurrection. For Us. Today https://anitamathias.com/2023/04/13/the-power-in-christs-resurrection-for-us-today/ https://anitamathias.com/2023/04/13/the-power-in-christs-resurrection-for-us-today/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:32:50 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/?p=68132   The dawn after the worst day, Mary Magdalene and her friend Mary had seen Jesus, whom they deeply loved— A radiant, beautiful, strong young man Tortured, mocked, and judicially murdered. But as they visit the tomb, they encounter Jesus, Very much alive. Chairete, he says, Rejoice. And then, the very first sentence the risen […]

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