Easter comes there first. They live in our tomorrow. In this bawdy seaport a cathedral sits at the highest point of the city. Once built as a place of worship in the 1800’s, it was partially destroyed, filled with weapons and silent for 70 years.
Now, the curtain has fallen, the silence will be broken by the ringing of the bells! This Easter morning through the power of God, working through His people,those from Germany, Australia, Korea and all over the United States-the Bells of St. Paul’s Lutheran Cathedral of Vladivostok Russia will call the faithful to worship.
I can’t help but think that as they ring, they are singing “He Is Risen” and with all those saints who lost their lives during the Soviet oppression and those alive today I say “He Is Risen Indeed…Alleluia!”
We celebrate as a people, and we thank all who have prayed and worked for this day.
Jackie Volbrecht
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