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Have you ever
stopped to think
of what
our world would be like
without Easter?
Without the
assurance of forgiveness of sin
and of
His grace and mercy and love beyond
measure?
Think of a life
filled with the strife and doubts and
suffering,
without
the knowledge of the joy that awaits on
the other side….
As a teen I so
desperately wanted to be at peace,
to
escape the war that was raging within my
soul
and the crushing
loneliness of not knowing
if
someone really cared for me.
I didn’t understand
then that
God was
burning into my soul
the memories of
the searing tears,
that in
time I might write this
and have tender
compassion for all others alongside my
path
who are
trudging down that lonely, desperate
road……
Can you imagine a
life without Easter?
A life
without knowing He cared so much for us,
without the
assured hope and the joy of knowing
that
He reigns with power over sin and death,
that He arose
victorious and is awaiting our arrival?
Don’t many in our
society, in our own neighborhoods,
within
our own family and friends
ignore the
reality of Easter?
Oh that the bells
of a million steeples would ring out
and
exclaim once again the quickening
heartbeat,
the anticipated joy-filled
outburst of song that
HE
HAS RISEN IN TRIUMPH OVER SIN!
I thank God who has
given us His Light for the path
between
war and peace, His Son Jesus Christ.
He has conquered
the fears of forever
and
washed my heart and my hands
with His blood
and His tears.
How can
I ignore such holy love?
Surely my heart
will burst with agony that
so many
of my neighbors and friends
will again
ignore this glorious Easter
and the
message of reconciliation
and peace that He
still offers to all who trust in Him.
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