Easter   4/22/2003

Easter Continued

What a joy it is to know that Jesus paid the price for our sins to give us everlasting life. All the gloom and doom, all the hatred, all that is evil does not compare to the sacrifice that was made over 2000 years ago so that we can have life. Our debt is paid in full and we have been given a second chance to make way for the Lord.

The light that Jesus has cast into the world is so bright that the darkness can do nothing but recede. The Risen Lord revealed himself gradually to the disciples: "Our Lord and redeemer revealed the glory of his resurrection to his disciples gradually and over a period of time, undoubtedly because so great was the virtue of the miracle that the weak hearts of mortals could not grasp [the significance of] this all at once.

Jesus had regard for the frailty of those seeking him. To those who came first to the tomb, both the women who were aflame with love for him and the men, he showed the stone rolled back. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Lord gives us "eyes of faith" to know him and the power of his resurrection. The greatest joy we can have is to encounter the living Lord and to know him personally

Easter also presents us with an interesting situation because we now have two clear choices. Follow the light or continue on in darkness. I hope that your Easter shines brightly in your heart day after day and allows you to roll back your stone.