Christ is risen!
He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
We do know the proper first words of Easter morning. They are not,
"What the heck was that?!?"
"Mmmm, a very large branch that fell but didn't hit the roof?"
But sometimes, when awakened unexpectedly from a deep sleep, proper words are not what first comes to mind. We don't yet know what it was, as it's dark out and will still be so when we leave for church in a few minutes. But when we return after two services of singing and rejoicing, a little investigation will be in order.
Happy Easter, All!
So... It's almost 3pm and we're home from church. What was the falling/banging thing?
I was right—it was a branch that fell, but onto the neighbor's fence, which is why it sounded loud and big. Things that fall on the roof sound loud and small. I mean, small things sound very big when they hit the roof above us, so we tend to discount what it sounds like.
