Easter Sunday is always a crowded day in most protestant churches, and you see folks there who haven't been around since the previous Easter.
But "going to church" is not what Christianity is about. Dressing up & showing off new dresses, hats, eggs, candy, or bunnies ... not those, either.
It's about life. Our lives. It's about God's unconditional love for us. That love makes everything about our lives as believers new.
It's about forgiveness. God's forgiveness of our evil (yes, the e word!) natures. We are empowered to live our lives free from bitterness, if we accept His forgiveness, which gives us the ability to forgive others.
It's about Jesus, and what He did for us. If you're a believer, you already know. If you're not, you can be.
"But God demonstrated His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Jesus the Anointed One died for us." We don't have to make ourselves acceptable; in point of fact, we cannot. If we could, then Jesus' death was for no reason.
God accepts us the way we are, warts and all, because of what Jesus did. All we have to do is believe that.
He is risen!
Psalm 22:27-28: “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he ruleth among the nations.”
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He is risen indeed!
Here's hoping that the day brought new joy into your life.
Thank you, Brigid. I hope your Easter and recent vacation refreshed and renewed you, as well.
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