thoughts of the soul

eggs. bunnies. candy. food. family. friends. celebration. 

Acts 13:34-35
And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, “‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ Therefore he says also in another psalm, “‘You will not let your Holy One see corruption.’

What's it mean to you? What's the celebration all about? Here comes another holiday.... but who is in favor of it? Ourselves? Our family? Our friends? We always tend to center our thoughts and festivities around ourselves and usually forget to take the time to stop and enjoy the blessing of life He gave us. It seems to me that holidays are usually stressful with all the family coming in town, all the food to prepare, the presents to place in the kids Easter baskets- the "usual" stressful lives of Americans.

I don't even know the reason behind Easter presents. I don't even understand the meaning of bunnies, eggs, candy. Is that really what Easter is about? Because our society sure does place the emphasis pretty well on the "necessities." However, I believe that we usually forget the real meaning behind the holidays. Why is it that around this time of year particularly on Easter Sunday that lots of American families go to church just this one Sunday. They are not regular attendees and feel they can get the "Christian fix" by attending church this one Sunday out of the 2-3 times a year they do attend. It seems to me that this is always the case around holidays such as Easter and Christmas. Church is crowded, and you most likely see lots of faces you do not recognize.

Why do people think it is ok to receive presents on Easter when they are not taking the time to celebrate the Resurrection of the one and the merciful. Personally, I just don't understand the meaning behind "Easter presents." Sure its fun when I was little because I was always excited the Easter bunny was coming to see me and leave me presents in my little Easter basket sitting on the fireplace. But why? Why was he leaving me presents? And since our society has been so overwhelmed and sucked into a life of consumption, we are teaching our children that it is acceptable and normative to accept presents on Easter, however, failing to teach them of the importance on the life of Jesus Christ (the reason we are all here today) and His resurrection.

Theses are just thoughts of the soul today, and I just wish that our society and our Christian fellowship lives would rather place an emphasis on the resurrection rather than the Easter eggs, the Easter bunny, the candy, and most importantly the taken for granted Easter presents. My prayers go out to all my family members and friends this Easter Sunday that they will be strong in faith and persevere and reflect on the life of Jesus Christ, rather than being sucked into the festivities. Besides, isn't He the reason we're here today?

AMAZING PASSAGE:

Luke 24:1-12

***please take time to read and reflect!***

With love,

Catherine