An Easter devotion from Joel Bretscher, Director of Communications of Stephen Ministries: “My sister Bethel will soon be commissioned as a Stephen Minister at her church in Colorado. Reflecting on this, I remembered an Easter devotion she wrote about a year after our mother died. It was called “Pooky’s Triumph” which was originally published in The Lutheran. Recently, I pulled out Bethel’s devotion and read it again. It was so powerful that I wanted to share it with you. You might want to pass it on to others who may need its message of hope and reassurance. May God’s life-giving presence shine in and through you.”