"The very God who raised Jesus from the dead promises to resurrect our worst-case-scenario of death too. This is the hope in which we live and move and have our being. Easter is the promise that God’s love is, in fact, the beginning and the end of our story." (fb)

On this Easter Monday, we join with people around the world in heartfelt grief at the death of Pope Francis, and we celebrate his life eternal in Jesus Christ. Read a Pastoral Message on the Death of Pope Francis: https://www.elca.org/news-and-events/pastoral-message-on-the-death-of-pope-francis [Photo: Vatican Media] (fb)