Belated Easter Message

So here is my belated Easter message on my blog. I apologize for not getting this out in a more timely manner. We have had visitors at our house for the past week. We also had about 25 people to our little house for Easter. It was so great. Our closest friends and family. The perfect way to celebrate our freedom in the Lord.

Easter is my favorite holiday. The chance to reflect on what my Lord has done for me. What he would have done for me - if I was the only one. How much he loved me. The picture of love that is depicted for me in a sacrifice I will never fully understand or appreciate.

Many of you saw The Passion of The Christ that was released several years ago. I was so moved by the realistic protrayal of what my Lord did for me. I was particularly moved by the portrayal of Mary. What did she know? What did she understand about what was happening to her son? Being a mother myself - understanding that love and desire to never see my child hurt ... I can't even put into words how my heart would break to watch my son make that kind of sacrifice for people who didn't understand or apreciate just what he was doing. A song that has always moved me to tears is called "Mary Did You Know".



It ends with the most important scene of the movie - the resurrection. Christ's death is MEANINGLESS without the resurrection. It is the resurrection that gives me life, hope, freedom. It is because of the resurrection that all things are made new again.



And because He is Alive we don't ask What Would Jesus Do? Let's be honest - how can we replicate that perfect example? We can strive and live to be His follower by instead asking What Is Jesus Doing? What is He doing right now and right here in the lives of those around us and how can I be a part of it? My greatest joy in life would be to be used by God to do His work in someone elses life.

There is NOTHING I can do to earn His grace and His mercy. I don't deserve the gift of life that Jesus has given me. How much would ever be enough?

And yet I fight and I struggle against the hands that are holding me. Over and over again I overlook the sacrifice that has been made for ME! And it's been made for you, too! Are you struggling and fighting teh hands that are trying to hold you? He wants you to know that He loves you and that He will never let you go. Don't make it harder than it needs to be.