This will be a different kind of Holy Week this year. Coronavirus has seen to that. We will be home and still social distancing. But what is not different is that Easter is coming and it still brings just as much hope to the world as it ever has.

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In these days of Covid-19 seclusion, we're going to need each other even more. Have you reached out to someone, even electronically, today?

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Jesus once promised that where two or three are gathered, that His Spirit would be with us. But how does that work in the age of coronavirus, where we are forced to have worship services digitally? The Reverend Dr. John C. Dorhauer has some reflections on that, which include certain elements of digital worship that he finds a BETTER experience than when we actually worship in person.

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Nothing can distance us from the love of God. Not a virus, nor the distance it can create.

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Whether or not cultures differ in terms of language or religion or the way people look, there are always similarities, even among cultures a half world apart. If we can look more towards our similarities and less towards our differences, we can have a much more harmonious world.

Listen to the Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer's recent experiences about this in this week's podcast.

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A Mercy Table is an Egyptian tradition whereby strangers gather at a table for a feast and not be asked what religion or nationality or any other personal questions are asked. Everyone at the table is on equal footing, no judgments are made. This week's podcast suggests that Mercy Tables would be a very valuable asset everywhere, to help bring peace to the world.

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If everyone received strangers as family, the world would be a much kinder place.

The Rev. John C. Dorhauer describes the wonderful receptions he received as he traveled on a recent 17 day trip overseas.

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There is joy in the world where one would otherwise presume it ought not to be. This is a story of such joy. May it inspire you as you listen to the podcast.

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Sometimes good seed falls on good soil and takes root and grows. What good seeds have you sown into the world, and have seen grow into wonderful harvests?

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The world is an artful place, if you stop and let yourself take it in from time to time. What are the things that you appreciate in God's grandeur of the world?

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