Sunday, March 31
The Lord’s Day
Minute for Mission: Resurrection of the Lord/EasterOne Great Hour of Sharing
Haitian farmer Childeric Placid
The prophet Isaiah speaks of a time when a new creation will come to pass, when “they shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. . . ; they shall not plant and another eat” (65:21–22). Haitian farmer Childeric Placid, who also serves as a facilitator and community trainer with longtime Presbyterian Hunger Program partner the Mouvman Peyizan Papay, had the opportunity to taste the reality of this promise as the result of a seed-and-tool program funded by the One Great Hour of Sharing after the 2010 earthquake: “The seeds, when they arrived, were deliverance for me. I was able to plant corn and Congo beans. I’m eating the [harvest] even now, and in the future I will be able to plant the saved seeds, and I’ll eat again. Yesterday, I ate from my garden. Can you imagine? You have a product at your house that you made; you didn’t have to buy it in the market to be able to eat. I’m not like other people that don’t even have a cup of beans. Do you see how you’d feel? How you’d feel like you are a man? That’s what this is for me.”
The preservation of the dignity of Haitian farmers wasn’t merely a relief-and-recovery effort. It was a chance for Presbyterians to meet the responsibility God has given all of us to care for God’s people in a way that is life affirming and empowering. Your generous gifts matter and are a tangible way to walk hand in hand with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
—Jessica Maudlin, program assistant for resources and leadership development, Presbyterian Hunger Program
Let us pray
God of Grace and Giver of Life, today may we be ever mindful of all the ways in which you bring deliverance to us, and may we learn to live in ways that honor the dignity of all your people. Amen.
Sunday Lectionary And Hymns
Acts 10:34–43
There is a Balm in Gilead
PH 394
or
Isa. 65:17–25
Cristo Vive (Christ Is Risen)
PH 109
Ps. 118:1–2, 14–24
The Glorious Gates of Righteousness
HB 71
1 Cor. 15:19–26
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
PH 123, HB 204
or
Acts 10:34–43
Because You Live, O Christ
PH 105
John 20:1–18
Thine Is the Glory
PH 122, HB 209
or
Luke 24:1–12
Celebrate with Joy and Singing
PH 107
Daily Lectionary
Morning Psalms 93; 150
First Reading Exodus 12:1-14
Second Reading - morning John 1:1-8
or Second Reading - evening Isaiah 51:9-11
Gospel Reading - evening Luke 24:13-35
or Gospel - evening John 20:19-23
Evening Psalms 136; 117
