{"id":4234,"date":"2024-04-02T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4234"},"modified":"2024-04-02T08:07:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:07:25","slug":"399-constant-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4234","title":{"rendered":"399- A Child&#8217;s Easter Sunday Sunrise Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30632133\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2414\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Reflecting on this Holy Season of Easter with an Easter Story from when I was a Kid. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:21px\">Also in this podcast is information about my novel \u201cThe Very Fine Light.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\"><em><strong>Even the Newspaper&#8217;s offer a nod to Easter Sunday Sunrise Service<\/strong><\/em><strong>s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_2224-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the March 31, 2024 sunrise from a mountain top. In the foreground is a 20 foot wooden cross and pilgrims with coats and blankets gathered for the Easter Sunday sunrise service at Stone Mountain, Georgia. Photo from the April 1st AJC front page.\" class=\"wp-image-4239\" style=\"width:914px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_2224-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_2224-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Atlanta Journal &amp; Constitution front page photo of a sunrise service in Atlanta, Georgia, USA taken on Sunday, March 31, 2024<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\"><em><strong>Have you ever been to an Easter Sunday Sunrise Service? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>And if you have been to a Sunrise Service leave a comment below or at <a href=\"mailto:nikossteves@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nikossteves@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Questions?<\/strong> <strong><em> <a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">Nikos<\/a><a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steves@gmail.co<\/a><a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">m<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong><em>Pray for a Resolution to the fighting in the Middle East<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><em>And, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Links to more about Easter Sunrise Services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/life\/2024\/03\/why-do-many-christians-get-up-before-sunrise-to-celebrate-easter.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/life\/2024\/03\/why-do-many-christians-get-up-before-sunrise-to-celebrate-easter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why People Celebrate Sunrise Services at Easter- PennLive.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umc.org\/en\/content\/easter-sunrise-services-a-celebration-of-resurrection\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.umc.org\/en\/content\/easter-sunrise-services-a-celebration-of-resurrection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Methodist Church article-umc.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2023\/04\/09\/photos-76th-easter-sunrise-service-red-rocks\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2023\/04\/09\/photos-76th-easter-sunrise-service-red-rocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Denver Post Article 4.2.24- DenverPost.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunrise_service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The History of Sunrise Services- Wikipedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-1400x467.jpg\" alt=\"Background of river with bridge and the book image over this background for my book &quot;The Very Fine Light.&quot; Also Text that reads &quot;Find Book Title at Amazon.com&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-1400x467.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-1200x400.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This is a LINK to the book page on Amazon.com<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><em><strong>This book is being self-published.  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Also in this podcast is information about my novel \u201cThe Very Fine Light.\u201d Even the Newspaper&#8217;s offer a nod to Easter Sunday Sunrise Services Have you ever been to an Easter Sunday Sunrise Service? 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