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Welcome to the Anglican Parish of St Andrews, Wimbledon
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My name is Santosh. I serve here as the vicar. Have you ever had the experience of walking past a house where all the lights are on, but
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you know nobody's home? I think it's possible to feel our lives are a bit like that
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We're physically alive, busy and bright on the outside, yet spiritually a bit dead or
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numb or absent on the inside. The Christian faith hinges on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
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a claim of history based on the events of the first Easter weekend. But in Romans chapter 8 in the Bible, the Apostle Paul makes a staggering assertion
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about how that new life might still relate to people today. He's saying the same divine spirit that raised Jesus
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was for Jesus only, but can and will give life to everyone in whom he lives
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It's a bit like the engine of a plane. That's where the power comes for the captain to fly to and reach his destination
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It's the same power and promise on offer for everyone else who boards the captain's plane
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You see, in a world where we all want real life and to overcome death and the grave
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Christians look to Jesus as the captain, whose history gives meaning to our present and also to our future
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Wonderfully, this is a plane that everyone of whatever background is truly welcome aboard
