It's Still Easter

You can't always tell just by looking, but today is Easter.

Am I celebrating the same way I used to in the "old days"? No, but it's still Easter.

I didn't get a new dress (or hat or gloves, for that matter), but I am wearing seasonal earrings. It's still Easter.

There are no dyed eggs, Peeps, or jelly beans, but we will be eating ham. It's still Easter.

I did not hide any baskets or buy a lily, but I did put up window clings and bunnies. It's still Easter.

I did not attend a church service, but I did watch The Ten Commandments and listened to Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar. It's still Easter.

Our son did not come home for the weekend, nor did we drive to anyone's house for a family gathering. It's still Easter.

It's been a rainy, gloomy day, but flowers are poking through the dirt and there are buds on the lilac bush. It's still Easter.

I am not typically too bold when it comes to discussing religious matters. My faith and relationship with God is very personal to me. (But here I am bringing it up in public!) Regardless of my behavior, it's still Easter. I do believe that Jesus Christ:

...
suffered 
under
 Pontius 
Pilate, 
was
 crucified, 
died 
and 
was 
buried.
 He
 descended 
into 
hell. 
The 
third 
day 
He 
rose 
again 
from 
the 
dead.
 He 
ascended 
into
 heaven
 and
 sits 
at 
the
 right 
hand 
of 
God 
the 
Father 
Almighty...(I believe in) 
the
 forgiveness 
of 
sins,
 the 
resurrection
 of 
the
 body, 
and 
the 
life
 everlasting.

(from The Apostles' Creed)

It is springtime; it is a day about fresh starts and new beginnings. It's Easter! And that is reason to celebrate. 



Easter 2013
Easter 2012
Easter 2010