Between the fuzzy bunnies and toddlers running around in miniature ties and frills, we must stop and collect upon what this holiday is really about. Isn't it interesting how one of the most important days to recognize has turned into an egg-hunting frenzy? Children search high and low for their Easter baskets, Mamas work hard at keeping grass stains off their daughters' white tights, and if we don't make it a point to acknowledge it, Christ's death slips by us before you can say "chocolate bunny."
Easter is a day of renewal--a day to recognize Christ's ultimate sacrifice. Without the cross, we would be a hopeless mess and then some. Without his blood spilled for our sins, we would be a lost nation.
Normally, Jesse and I stick to fairly traditional ways of celebrating Easter. The days begins with a powerful church service, and it's followed by a meal shared with family and friends. Yesterday was about as abnormal as they come. We chose to attend the evening service yesterday, and so we spent much of the day just being lazy around the house. Besides washing and detailing the car, I did nothing. And it was in that nothingness that I was able to reflect upon the day. We don't have children begging for Easter baskets; we don't have local family members to share the day with, and so it leaves us with a void. But this year, I think I needed that void. No distraction could keep me from focusing on what Christ did for me.
Check out this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3kZ4cE-akw&feature=share
It captures what this day is really all about.
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