NCYC April 2021 Beacon

A Message from Chaplain Mark Javery

Please continue to keep Mike and Sharon Linden as well as their entire family in your thoughts and prayers

as they mourn the recent loss of Mike’s mother Joan.

I am not aware of any other NCYC members in distress or suffering a loss during the month of March as of the time of this communication.

I have had follow up contact with member Kevin Quinn who related his hip replacement was successful, he is recovering ahead of schedule, and is even able to return to work.

Pray for safe travels for those in our membership that soon will be returning back from their winter homes.

Dear NCYC family,

The Lord is risen! I know this note finds us in times which may not feel like the time for Easter rejoicing. This last year has caused much suffering, loss, fear, and anxiety in our world and our membership. This is exactly when our Easter hope should be proclaimed. For Christians, Easter Sunday celebrates the greatest day in history, our foundation, when Jesus, the Son of God defeated death and rose from the grave. Without the resurrection the belief in God’s saving grace through Jesus is destroyed. When Jesus rose from the dead, he confirmed his identity as the Son of God and His work of atonement, redemption, reconciliation, and salvation. Ours is not the task of dwelling in the anxiety and fears of the present moment but in Jesus’ name looking ahead in hope to opportunity and life. Wherever you are in this journey we are taking, may the blessing of God who rises above all