Egham Boiler Room

It’s all too easy to let easter sail by without really noticing it.  Most of the things around us don’t cause us to stop and think, if anything everything around us tries to stop us from doing so.  The long weekend has turned into a chance to do DIY, to eat lots of chocolate and enjoy not working for a couple more days.

But this is Easter.  This is a celebration of the most important event to happen in the history of the world.  Jesus, the son of God, crucified so that the world might be reconciled to God.

There is such a richness within Church tradition of reflection and participation in this key week that somehow we have managed to lose over the past one hundred years.

I want to encourage you to take some proper time to reflect on scripture and to get involved in something different which will help you to mark out this weekend as more than just a short holiday.  There are all sorts of things going on.

As a Boiler Room Community we will be connecting with the Community of St Jude over the weekend, joining them for their passover meal on the Thursday night and a prayer vigil.  Friday they will be taking a wooden cross out into the streets around Earls court and offering to pray with anyone around.  Saturday they will be watching Children of Men as a reflection on a world without God.  Sunday there will be an Easter Sunday meeting sharing in the joy of the resurrection. Tom and Jo are very keen for anyone to join them, but they need numbers for the passover meal asap.

Whatever you do, take some time to reflect on Easter.