Easter 3A+ A God that says yes! + 4.19.26
M. Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard (Acts 2:14a, 36–41; Psalm 116:1–3, 10–17; 1 Peter 1:17–23; Luke 24:13–35) Good morning and welcome this third Sunday of Easter! This week, I was chatting with a group of friends, and one of them was going through a difficult time, though there were some joys mixed in. I said I would be in prayer, and she said, “God is good.” And it made me think of that old chestnut: God is good, all the time! (Say it with me again if you know it: God is good, all the time!) It also made me think of this poem by Kaylin Haught, a former poet laureate. It is called “God Says Yes to Me, or Poem 126”: I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic And she said yes I asked her if it was okay to be short and she said it sure is I asked her if I could wear nail polish or not wear nail polish and she said honey she calls me that sometimes she said you can do just exactly what you want to Thanks God I said And is it even okay if I don'...