Happy Easter! Jesus is alive...Fear Not!
What a great day of celebration for the promise of Easter. I left worship today reflecting on all the ways that the hope of the resurrection can and does impact the way that I think and live as a follower of Jesus today. As I prayed with my daughter before bed tonight, we prayed in words similar to these...
Thanks for Easter
Thanks that we can say I'm sorry
Thanks that we can say I forgive you
Thanks for all your love
Thanks for new life
Thanks that we can start over
What are some ways that the hope of the resurrection can and does influence your daily life?
Or stated in the words of Pastor Randy's comment on my last post...
"What is the deep hope in your life for the kind of message your heart needs to hear on EASTER Sunday?"
Happy Easter!
Chris Steubing
Chris,
ReplyDeleteWe attended Easter service with my parents in Wisconsin. In the sermon the minister explained the context and Greek translation of the part where the disciples looked into the tomb and saw the linens 'in their folds'. I always assumed that the linens were folded neatly on the ledge where Jesus' body had been laid. The minister explained that the literal translation was that the linens were still in the shape of the body with the exception of the linens from Jesus' head. Those were folded neatly and laid aside. It may seem like a small detail, but it added a whole new dimension to the Easter story for me. Jesus' body could not have been removed from the linens by human hands (taken by thieves, the Roman Guard, etc.). Another bit of evidence that He is Risen Indeed! Brian Olson