Jesus is risen! This simple truth has changed everything. It means that this world is not what most people think it is. It means that death and the power of death are illusions. It also means that the gospel is true. Jesus says, "Whoever comes to Me, I will never cast out." Instead of counting our sins against us, our Lord Jesus counts our sins as His own and "bears them in His body on the tree." He is risen to be Pastor and Bishop of our souls, to forgive our sins, to create in us clean hearts and renew in us right spirits through His almighty word and holy sacraments.