Letters from the Vicar

Letter from the Vicar – April 2026

Eggs are often associated with the celebration of Easter, and this can be traced back thousands of years. What began with pagan roots was first adopted by Christians in Mesopotamia – believers would dye eggs red to symbolise the blood of Christ. Eggs also represented the empty tomb of Jesus Christ, just as the hatching of a baby chick symbolises resurrection and new life.

Spring has arrived in all its glory. Have you sat down recently and just gazed with wonder and awe at creation? The snow drops have faded, but in their place have come daffodils and all wonder of spring flowers.

Our Rectory garden is full of Spring surprises at the moment, as bursts of colour bloom, appearing in unexpected places. The same can be said of God at work in our lives. As we prepare to celebrate the glorious resurrection of Jesus, and all that means for those who put their trust in him, we are reminded that we too can share in that resurrection life, a life of abundance, modelled on the example of Jesus himself.

However, we should avoid the temptation of skipping over Good Friday. The significance of the last few hours of Christ’s life in Jerusalem – his betrayal, trial, sentence of death and unimaginable execution at Calvary. As Christians, we are reminded that it is through faith in Christ that he takes our place on that cross, paying the price for all our wrongdoing, before gloriously triumphing over the grave, rising on the third day!

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, hallelujah!

Keith

Reverend Keith Johnson