CAPLAIN’S
CORNER
THE TOMB WAS 'EMPTY
The tomb was empty1. — no other words
could give greater hope and joy.
It is interesting to wonder where the
Christian Church would be today had there
been no resurrection on the first Easter
Day. Had the life and ministry of Christ
ended with the sealed tomb on Good Fri
day, would there have been any church
at all?
The two disciples who walked to Emmaus
were part of a discouraged band of fol
lowers of Jesus. The fact of the resur
rection had not yet sunk into their con
sciousness. But when it did — when He
blessed the bread; when He appeared in
their midst with His greeting, “Peace be
unto you;” when they saw Him in Galilee
— then they realized that the strange
tale of the empty tomb and of the angels
message "He is Risenk" was true. And
the tongues of fire of Pentecost were
kindled by the resurrection spark of
Easter<, The very day of his mighty ris
ing again became the day for Christian
worship, and the old Sabbath became the
new Sunday.
The Resurrection has a meaning for
every age. Most important it makes the
risen Christ a living Saviour> The ris
en Lord stands at our side, on the city
streets, in hospital wards, in midst of
the noisy crowd, or in the silence of
solitary prayer„
The Resurrection reminds us that the
joy of Easter must always be tempered
with the suffering on Good Friday. The
two events are, in a sense, one; and we
do violence to them when We separate
them.Only those who have known the Cross
can rightly appreciate the empty tomb.
But none of us can fully appreciate
that empty tomb. Hard as we may try, we
cannot explain it. But we can bow in
adoration and thanksgiving before the
gracious God Who in the mystery of the
Resurrection of His Son has given us the
crowning pledge of eternal life.
. “He is risen, and because He lives,
we, too, shall livel"
. Chaplain Nerthling
WHAT ARE YOU SEEKING?
“Ask, and it shall be given you,Seek,
and ye shall find; Knock and it shall be
opened unto you:’5 Matthew 7:7
This is another of the many wonderful
verses contained in the Bible* It is a.
simple little verse, but it contains
three trues.
"Ask and it shall be given you.1* Ask
God to provide all things necessary for
your life and you will receive them. You
will probably say,"Why should I ask, all
the. things I need I have. I have my fa
mily, my food, and I am paid every 15
days. What else do I need, everything
I need is already provided me."
Sure it is all provided for you because
The Lord answers the prayers of all Chr
ist Loving People of the World, Who Pray
wholeheartly for all NON-BELIEVERS
"Seek, and ye shall find,." You prob
ably say, "What shall I seek?"
Seek the wonderful Loving Care of Our
Lord, Jesus Christ. Seek the Will of God
Seek your Place in the Universal Church
of God. Seek Forgiveness for your many
transgressess against GOD and Man.
"Knock, and it shall be opened unto
you." Knock at the door to the knowledge
of Christ and to the door to the Univer
sal Church of God and it will be opened
unto you.
"For everyone that asketh receiveth;
and he that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened."
Matthew 7sS
Join the Universal Church of God, the
Church of All the True Believers in Chr
isto BELIEVE IN CHRIST JESUS, OUR LORD,
TODAY.
"For the Son of Man (Christ) is com©
to seek and to Save that whiofc was lost**
Luke 19:10
This verse tells us that Christ is
’always watching and waiting for any per
son ready to BELIEVE in Him. Just knock
at the door and He will open it.
It is up to you N0Wo All Believers in
Christ are willing to help you in anyway
possible, but you must be willing to be
lieve. Knock, and Brother that door will
open, to a whole new wonderful life with
Christ. r. g. SPAULDING, DK3, USN