Bishop Daniel's Paschal Letter
My dear Friends: Christ is risen! Alleluia!
During this Holy Season of Easter, we
pray for peace within ourselves and with those we love, but also we pray for
harmony among all people and nations. We who call ourselves Christians are
called by Jesus to be peacemakers: our love must be unconditional, our actions
non-violent, and our community inclusive.
Jesus’ Resurrection – the anastasis, the rebirth – reminds us that
God’s Holy Spirit is always alive in us and is a reality that informs our daily
choices, allowing us to achieve the unconditional love that is the basis of
Jesus message. Each day, we are
privileged to surrender our hearts to God’s call for us to love our neighbor as
ourselves.
The Resurrection affirms our love for
ourselves and restores our innocence. The Resurrection secures our love of
every other one of God’s children and adults, as well extends to all animals and the Earth. The Resurrection defends the
recognition that all are created in God’s Image and Likeness.
I pray that we may, all of us together,
be enriched by the healing love of Almighty God, Light of the Universe, who
raises us up in salvation, by Jesus Christ, over death into eternal life. May God protect and guide you and all those
that you love. May God bless you and may your heart be at peace in God’s grace.
Live in the Light of the Risen Christ!
+ Daniel
First Hierarch / Bishop of the
Inclusive Orthodox Church
