"Only three days at the end of a young man's earthly life, but those three days changed everything for everyone."
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Showing posts with label resurrection. Show all posts
Friday, April 6, 2012
Musing on Easter - the Price and the Prize
"This time of year always finds me in an emotional turmoil. Getting through the week before Easter is like taking a roller coaster ride through the landscape of some other world. I go up, I come down, I go up again.
My biggest hurdle is getting through to Easter Sunday without crying my eyes out. Thinking about what Christ went through on my behalf is alternately humiliating and exhilarating. I am ashamed to have caused Him such suffering. I am so lifted by the knowledge that He loved me that much. I grieve for what He suffered, all the while celebrating what He did. Talk about giving yourself a schizophrenic dilemma!"
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My biggest hurdle is getting through to Easter Sunday without crying my eyes out. Thinking about what Christ went through on my behalf is alternately humiliating and exhilarating. I am ashamed to have caused Him such suffering. I am so lifted by the knowledge that He loved me that much. I grieve for what He suffered, all the while celebrating what He did. Talk about giving yourself a schizophrenic dilemma!"
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Easter in My Heart - a Look at Some Scriptures that Mean Easter to Me
"Easter brings with it conflicting emotions: the sorrow of the crucifixion, the fear of the followers, and the joy of the discovery of His resurrection. Promises made and promises kept pass in review as I ponder the meaning of Easter.
Before He was taken, Jesus talked about the difficult times ahead. He promised peace and a place with Him."
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Before He was taken, Jesus talked about the difficult times ahead. He promised peace and a place with Him."
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