I hope you have a lovely Easter and Happy Easter to you and your family on this special day!!
Two videos I am recommending for today
‘An Easter Prayer’ https://youtu.be/CQJm5dg4wwU
‘The Awfulness of Good Friday v The Hope of Easter’
https://youtu.be/xQSIBKGjz4M (Just copy and paste) Many Thanks
Thought on Monday – April – 18/04/2022
Today Easter Sunday is a day to celebrate. The story could have so easily ended on Good Friday. We can all connect with Good Friday. It picks up on our sadness, our pain, our challenges, our difficulties and the crosses we all have to carry in life from time to time.
As Christians we believe that our story does not end on Good Friday. There has to be something more. That is why today is the most important day for us believers. Easter is all about hope, new beginnings, new life and taking small steps forward in hope. It is about believing in ourselves, believing in love and kindness and being open to God’s blessings in our lives.
It doesn’t mean we have it all worked out and that we have all the answers. Well I most certainly don’t and I am happy to search, to question, to doubt but also to find great strenth and hope in my faith. I hope your story is one of hope too today.
While out for a walk during the week I came across a fallen tree. It was blown over in a storm some years ago. But the tree did not give up. Some of the roots were still connected to the ground, and so over time the fallen tree pushed up new shoots. Over time these have grown upright over the fallen tree. This tree decided that there was the possibility of new beginnings and new life. It’s upright branches are now supporting new life and new beginnings.
The remains and scars of Good Friday may still be visibly seen in our lives. But the new story evolving from the old story is what Easter is all about. Wishing you a Happy Easter and praying God’s many blessings on you this Easter.
