April blog 2026: After Darkness, Light

I had the pleasure and privilege of visiting Reformation sights in Geneva with a group of friends from Bible College last month. There were a lot of happy times and memories. One thing that is particularly etched on my mind was visiting The Reformation Wall.’ It has a huge inscription on it: ‘Post Tenebras Lux’ , which means : ‘After darkness, light’.  History shows that happened in Geneva some 500 years ago. However, it happened way before that too!

 Mark 15: 33-39:

And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

As we celebrate Easter, we remember the darkness that fell as Christ hung on the cross. He cried out and “gave up the ghost”. Folks, that is not at all the end of the story!  The next event was the veil in the temple was tore - Christ made a way for each of us to have access to God. That way is the way of the cross! He died, but on the 3rd day He rose again. The grave could not hold Him, death could not keep Him. That truly is from darkness to light. Wishing each one of you a very happy Easter.

Love and blessings 

Pastor John