response reading 133. Easter (1)
PRES: But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death,
CONG: because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
PRES: But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
CONG: Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord
PRES: While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."
CONG: They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.
PRES: He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?
CONG: Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see;
PRES: a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."
CONG: But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
PRES: Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
CONG: "Yes, Lord," she told him, "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."