Hallelujah, Christ is risen! Easter Sunday reveals anew the promise that the Resurrection brings; the promise of eternal life in all its fullness.

The night before he died, Jesus spent one last evening with his friends, sharing a meal and celebrating Passover. In the act of washing their feed he displays the intimacy of that friendship and invites us to deepen our relationship with Him too.

While Jesus’ teaching of ‘love your enemy’ may well be his most challenging, it has the capacity to radically reshape the way we view the world around us. Breaking down the divides between neighbour and enemy, good and bad, enables us to seek - and maybe even find - reconciliation and peace.

Our lives involve hundreds of decisions every day; some are insignificant, others life defining. The decision to put God at the center of our lives and to follow the call He has on our lives has the power to impact eternity.

At first glance it looks like Jesus is offering us a blank cheque for anything we want. However when, we frame this teaching in the way intended - by the kingdom and the narrow path we see the truth of what the promise is.

We make judgements all the time, but it's important to recognise the difference between wise discernment and self-righteousness. Only God is able to judge as only he truly sees our hearts.

Worry is a natural part of human experience - it keeps us safe from potential dangers. Jesus reminds us that there are limits to how much we should be anxious about things and points us towards trusting in God for all we need.

It so easy to get into the habit of buying more and more stuff and to see this as the key to happiness. Our next-day-Amazon-delivery culture draws us off-course from orienting our lives around God.

We have many God given desires - sexual and otherwise. As good as these might be, Jesus reminds us of the importance of managing them appropriately.

Most of us manage to go through life without ever murdering anyone (thank goodness!) but managing our anger is a much harder task. We see in the life of Jesus that anger can be good, if properly directed, but too easily it can be destructive.

God calls us to use our words to speak truth and encouragement to others.

We are called to shine light on the hope and healing in a dark world. To do this we need to live as people of mercy, to challenge injustice and to extend love to all we meet.