Preparation for Sunday Service
For Sunday the 12th of April, 2026 (Second Sunday of Easter)
As we gather for worship on the second Sunday of Easter, the readings from Scripture present us with the reactions of two of Jesus’ disciples to His resurrection. Thomas at first would not believe, but the Lord overcame his doubts and brought him to a joyous and enthusiastic trust. The first two readings show Peter’s response weeks and even years later. He had doubted Jesus’ promises and even denied his Lord, but now he knew better. He had been “born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3). But Peter wasn’t content in simply knowing this, he wanted to share the peace, and joy, and hope, and riches of Christ so that others too, even 20 centuries later, could rejoice in them.
