Reading the following two items reminds me of the tension in which we exist between Easter and when Jesus returns and establishes his reign in fullness. First there is the beauty of David Lemley’s wonderful Easter reflection, “Sing ye heavens, thou earth reply.” Then there is the evil of the bombings in Algiers today, which you can read about in this story. We have in these two pieces of writing both a vision of God’s greatness and a picture of the terror that still haunts our world. By reading both, I find myself praying, “Come Lord Jesus, come.” David’s post makes me pray that prayer because I ache to see such beauty, wholeness, and peace reign. The story of the bombings in Algeria makes me utter the same prayer because I so desperately want an end to the evil and violence.