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Blessed Resurrection Sunday!

Like many holidays, Easter is a pagan holiday that has been Christianized to counter the pagan views. Many of it’s symbols and tradition have since taken on new meaning. This is why in our home we prefer to use the term Resurrection Sunday. In many cultures the traditional Easter greeting at least makes reference to the resurrection but in America we simply say Happy Easter. This is a disheartening thing to me. This is the time of year that we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, shouldn’t our greetings and celebration include Christ?

Even in many churches today the focus is on ushering in spring, candy, eggs, bunnies, and the church “fashion show”, you know where you check out every one’s new Easter dress. I am not saying that these things are all bad, in fact we bought new dresses this year and my children did receive some candy. But our focus should be on our Lord Jesus!!

Many churches have done away with the events and observances of Holy Week. What about Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday services. Some protestant denominations even include more in the Holy Week. A continual focus on the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord.

As you go about celebrating this season of Easter I pray that your focus would be ever dwelling on the eternal gift of Jesus and that the “cuteness” of what the Easter season has become will pale in comparison to the Bright and Morning Star, our risen Savior Jesus Christ! Let our holiday be about Christ rather than just letting Christ be mentioned.

Mark 16:1-7
The Resurrection
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back–it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”