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Easter message from the Rt Revd Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
The Right Revd Ken Good,
Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
Easter Message 2006
Hope appears to be in less plentiful supply than it once used to be. Experts are giving stern warnings about the implications of global warming, of a bird-flu pandemic, of a looming energy crisis and of gloomy pension fund predictions. Nearer home, even in a more prosperous society, there is evidence of the impact of job losses, high levels of personal debt, family and marriage breakdown, youth alienation and increasing rates of suicide.
Holy Week brings us face to face with the fact that the events of Good Friday and Easter morning were pivotal turning points in human history. Their full significance is beyond our human comprehension, but it is sufficient to know that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ have opened up a future and a hope that changes everything.
The future and the hope which God has made possible through the cross and the empty tomb, however, must never become purely personal or self-centred in their application. Those who experience the new life that Christ offers must become agents of his hope in a society where hope is in less plentiful supply. Active engagement with real social issues must be the outworking of any life that finds new hope and purpose through faith in the risen Christ.
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