Easter : He Is Risen

Images from Easter 2013:

Flowers in the church porch.

We used blue voile shot through with black, folded over again and again, to illustrate the deepening levels of darkness – (i) very early in the morning while it was still dark, (ii) the women returned to the place of public execution, (iii) where they entered an open tomb, and (iv) discovered the body of their loved-one missing – and gold voile shot through with blue to illustrate how resurrection enfolds suffering and transforms it into glory.

The Lenten fast is well and truly broken. A delightful feast with friends around the table, finished off with Jo’s latest dessert, a Mary Berry recipe.

As I wiped the table down, the sun came out from behind a cloud and light streaming through the window threw the shadow of an empty cross across the gold cloth...