Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

Doesn't the demand for repentance and sanctification sound a sour note, a disturbing lament, in the midst of our Easter hymns of joy and exultation? Wouldn't this be contrary to the prohibition of the first Church against fasting and praying on the knees at Easter? Not at all! Is it sad to be free of sins and to be clothed with everything that pleases God? Certainly not. - C. F. W. Walther, *God Grant It* p. 357