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"Worthy is the Lamb that was slain..." (Revelation 5:12)

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In these weeks after Easter, our Wednesday Bible Study group has begun to settle into the Book

Revelation.

And what we're discovering is that Revelation does something as we read it. It gently reshapes how we see.

One of the first things we encounter in Revelation is worship, not chaos. Before there are visions of struggle or symbols to wrestle with,

we are given a glimpse of heaven centered on praise. Voices are lifted, gathered around the crucified Lamb who stands at the center. At the heart of reality is sacrificial, self -giving love, not domination or violence.

That matters, because Revelation does not only offer comfort. It offers contrast. It places before us two very different ways of seeing the world. One is shaped by power that demands, controls, and overwhelms. The

other is revealed in the Lamb, Christ, who gives, suffers, and redeems.

So often, our lives today are formed by the first - by the tyranny of the urgent, by deadlines, or by whatever feels most

immediate. Over time, it can begin to seem as though that is what truly governs the world.

Revelation tells us a different story.

It invites us to begin somewhere else - with God. We are reminded that our lives are not defined first by what is happening around us, but by the One who reigns in ways that the world does not expect. Beneath the noise is a deeper reality - one that is grounded in grace, sustained by Christ through the Holy Spirit, and moving steadily toward renewal.

As we've sat with Revelation, another truth has begun to emerge: faithfulness is formed in worship. And it often takes shape in quiet, steady ways that are no longer centered on the world's urgency, but on the Lamb.

On May 3rd and June 7th, we will once again

offer Space for Grace, a quiet, contemplative service that provides an opportunity to pause, to worship, and to give thanks to God for the self-giving love of Christ, offered for us and for our salvation. We will also continue our study of Revelation, which reminds us that, in the midst of all that is happening around us, there is indeed hope.

I hope you will join us for both!

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Blessings, Pastor Sue

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