{"id":132052,"date":"2019-04-22T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=132052"},"modified":"2019-04-21T11:35:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T10:35:17","slug":"easter-sunday-at-st-james-church-in-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2019\/04\/easter-sunday-at-st-james-church-in-delhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Sunday at St James Church in Delhi"},"content":{"rendered":"

21 Apr 2019 – <\/em>Today is Easter Sunday, the most holy day of the Christian Church calendar, commemorating the resurrection of Lord Jesus from the dead as described in the New Testament.<\/p>\n

Being a Hindu, somehow there was an urge in me to participate in this auspicious event.<\/p>\n

There are many old and beautiful churches in Delhi some of which have heritage status. \u00a0I decided to visit St James Church, which is not far from where I live. It was built in 1836 and has a beautiful canopy and a spacious garden for people to relax.<\/p>\n

When I reached the church only the last part of the ceremony was going on. It consisted of reciting the Closing Hymn, on which I also joined. These are the words addressed to the Lord:<\/p>\n

Thine be the Glory, risen, conquering Son:<\/em>
\nendless is the victory thou o\u2019er Death hast won ….<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After the hymns were sung, a parent brought their one-year-old son for baptism. The child was named Aayaan.<\/p>\n

I felt a sense of harmony and peace on this Easter Sunday. I also blessed the child.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/em>Dr Ravi P Bhatia is a member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development Environment<\/a>, an<\/em> educationist, Gandhian scholar and peace researcher. Retired professor, Delhi University. His new book, <\/em>A Garland of Ideas\u2014Gandhian, Religious, Educational, Environmental was published recently in Delhi.<\/em> ravipbhatia@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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