I love that many Christians, especially Russian Orthodox, officially greet each other with this joyful antiphonal response:
“He is risen.”
“He is risen indeed,” and often antiphonally exchange the closing verses of powerful Psalm 24 as well:
7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
10Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
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He is risen indeed!
Love!
~ Wendy
He is risen, indeed!
He is risen, indeed! Thank you Lord for loving me.
Beautiful reminder of where my thoughts need to be today, this weekend, and every day. Thanks, Beth.
I love that many Christians, especially Russian Orthodox, officially greet each other with this joyful antiphonal response:
“He is risen.”
“He is risen indeed,” and often antiphonally exchange the closing verses of powerful Psalm 24 as well:
7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
10Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
When I was in choir (yes, yes I was in choir!) we sang a beautiful song with those verses.
Still one of my favorites.
Amen, amen, amen.