Sunday, March 27, 2016

TRANSFORMING LOVE (HAPPY EASTER)

Pearl of Wisdom: Reason for Celebration



One of the main origins of Easter was the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the historical and present day Savior of the Christian faith. There are over a billion Christians -Followers of Christ - globally who celebrate Easter for this reason. 
Even though, people in the west celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on different dates every year, they understand the exact date is not actually known. It is believed that Christ's death, burial, and resurrection happened around this time based on the ancient calendars and time frame. 
Christians celebrate Jesus Christ on a daily basis, but choose Easter holiday as a way to celebrate his resurrection corporately and to express the joy they feel about his sacrificial death. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son… (1 John 4:10).
Though Easter has become a mixture of both Christian and non-Christian themes the origin of the holiday remains the same for Followers of Christ. For anyone celebrating Easter there are traditions that we all share: Easter egg hunts, sending Easter cards, buying new outfits, going to a sunrise church service, gathering with family and friends for dinner, putting up decorations and baking sweets, buying lilies or orchids, and enjoying sweet fellowship with brothers and sisters in the Lord. 
Jesus Christ, for believers, also represents and embodies the Love of God for the World (John 3:16). So, whether you believe in Jesus Christ or not, when anyone says Happy Easter, they are simple wishing you love, joy and laughter as you join or respect them in celebrating the resurrection of Jesus on this Holiday “…Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:” John 11:25.  
I wish you and your family a very HAPPY EASTER AND RESURRECTION DAY!!
Pensacola Helene

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