Devotional - Week One Eastertide- Pentecost Season As with Christmas, Easter refers not only to a single day, but to a whole season of celebration in the Christian year. The season of Eastertide spans the fifty days between the Resurrection of the Lord and the Day of Pentecost (celebrates receiving of the Holy Spirit), and encompasses the Ascension of the Lord. The seven weeks of the Easter season make up a "week of weeks" (seven times seven): a symbol in time of fullness and abundance of God's grace. In ancient practices, fasting and kneeling were forbidden during the weeks of Easter. In this most joyful season, we celebrate the great mystery of our faith - that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. We Give Thanks to Our Eastertide-Pentecost Team DeeDee C orsnitz Dana Carlton Suzi Hicks Pat Grosso Greta Gilmore Pastoral Guidance The Rev. Amanda Maguire Thomas April 20 – 25 Monday - We Listen “God speaks in a soft voice I can hear better when I resolve to listen and stop putting words in His mouth.” Elaine Orabona Foster Tuesday - We Listen “This is my Son, my Chosen, listen to Him! And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone.” Luke 9: 35 – 36 “I will be the voice behind you, guiding you in the way you should go.” Isaiah 30: 21 Wednesday - We Listen “Listening is where love begins; listening to ourselves and to our neighbors.” Fred Rogers Thursday - We Listen Y…Listen Listen Listen carefully Listen to your soul You may ear the melody of kindness You may hear the melody of honesty The melody of humbleness The melody of caring All melodies of truth One by one, so nice Beautiful melodies Worth listening. Listen Aufie Zophy Friday - We Listen “We can’t obey God until we first listen to His word.” Anonymous “I Will Listen” Twila Paris https://youtu.be/wUnk1td2sQU Saturday - We Listen “In t imes of stress, the best think we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.” Fred Rogers “Happy is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord.” Proverbs 8: 34 – 35 .