Easter--what can I say about Easter except it was a wonderful time of reflections, connections, and renewal. I don't think that I have ever truly taken the time during Easter to sit and reflect and pray about the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. This Easter I took time out of each day and prayed, meditated and spent time with the Lord. It was a wonderful time of reflection. I went to the Good Friday service at WOL and it was a blessed time. I stopped and God kept giving me sorrow. He kept reminding me how sad He was and how confusing it would be for the disciples after Jesus died. They were told that the Kingdom of God would be destroyed and rebuilt in three days and then Jesus just up and died. I am sure the agonizing loss and sorrow they must have felt those three days was beyond anything we will experience on this earth. The bible doesn't really say what happened in those black days without Jesus, but just to think about how terrible it must have been, how Mary and the followers of Jesus must have been mocked and ridiculed and they had to sit in humility because they didn't truly understand what had happened. How they must have questioned what happened and if Jesus was the son of God. I can't imagine what I would have thought or what I would have done. We live in this present and even though I was reflecting I kept thinking about HOPE and how we don't have to go through those terrible days. We get to remember and be sorrowful but we have the hope of Easter. We already know the promise of a eternal life. On Easter I felt like I was supposed to get up and go to the sunrise service. It was magnificent to feel the sun come up and know that Jesus was RISEN! That the bible says that He was risen before the sun came up, and we get up at sunrise to symbolize the fact that the Angel was sitting on the door of the tomb before sunrise! It was truly a day of joyful celebration. Easter will never be the same for me again, this year was such a blessing to get to celebrate in true remembrance. After church (I went to 2 services because I wanted to keep celebrating!), I took some time and prayed and took in the joy that was given to me. Then I went to celebrate at my usual Easter spot my Tia Lollie's house. We potluck, egg hunt, and have a fabulous time. It was truly a wonderful day.
The day after Easter we went back to school.....hence the two week silence.....It has been a crazy two weeks.....but I will get to that in another post.
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter, I just wish I took some pictures....the following are from the church services.
Forgiven. Amen!
HE IS RISEN. HE IS RISEN INDEED.
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