If I Had Been Tasked To Deliver A Sermon This Morning...

[sandyRoe]

... I might have preached on the subject of resurrection. I wouldn't have been talking about someone getting up out of their grave, brushing the dust off their cerements, and resuming their life. Rather, I'd speak of people making a new life for themselves. An addict might think of taking steps to free himself of whatever holds him in slavery. A selfish person could consider being more caring to those around him, and those who spend their lives in pursuit of fortune could do well to remember there are no pockets in a shroud.
Happy Easter, everyone.

[jourdain2]

After introducing her 'sermon' with 'When did you last get a surprise?', that's more or less what our vicar did, via a recap of the Easter story and the Resurrection. It was a good, happy morning, with quite a few children and young people. Also some great cakes and drinks afterwards. :)

[anneasquith]

I’d be happy with your sermon Sandy :-)

[wolf63]

Sermons shouldn't be lectures, they should have some humour or light hearted content, they should be realistic and not all doom and gloom. But most of all they should give us normal people hope for their future and the future of humanity.

I think that your lecture ticks all the boxes.

:-)

[elliemay1]

Our priest must be way ahead of the pack, Sandy, as that's exactly what he spoke about!

[anneasquith]

I’d think Sandy that it’s not that long ago since you gave the real sermon . ?

[sandyRoe]

I remember a few years ago walking a Camino with a couple of nuns from Columbia. When it came to the time for the parting of the ways one of them said to me she thought that I, who didn't call myself religious, was more of a Christian than many she'd met.
Not blowing my own trumpet, saying that.

[wolf63]

She was right, Sandy. Being religious and attending church does not make a person Good.

Many people do good in the world, are kind and thoughtful and they are atheists.

Happy Chocolate Egg Munching day.

[anneasquith]

I would be interested in your experience with the church in the past Sandy. But please do not reply because it’s none of my bloo** business. :-)

[drmorgans]

I went to church this morning. Rarely go. Don't have much, if any, faith. Came away feeling happy. Probably the singing getting oxygen into my lungs or some such tosh.

[sandyRoe]

My mum had no regard for the Catholic church so when I got to the age to go to school she found I couldn't go if I hadn't been baptised.
The man in the flat above us was a nominal Catholic so he agreed to sponsor me.
The baptism happened in the evening. There was an adult who was coming into the church and myself, aged about 4, I think.
You can be s decent person without being religious.

[elliemay1]

Of course you can, Sandy. I would agree with that Camino nun

[Cloverjo]

Sandy, that reminds of when I tried to get my son into a Catholic school. The child had to at least have been baptised/chistened. We had that done aged 4. It didn’t work. My neighbour had a boy the same age and he got in. I knew they weren’t the slightest bit religious, like me, so I asked how they had got their son in. “We lied”, she said. (Shrugging shoulders emoji). So annoying.

[sandyRoe]

I think in England some Catholic schools are well regarded. Didn't Tony Blair's son go to one?
The school I was going to was for poor inner city kids, but they still wanted the baptism certificate.