Sunday, April 08, 2007
Easter Sunday....A story that will never be forgotten!
All heaven declares, the glory of the risen Lord...As I watched the most beautiful sunrise this morning at the dawn service I felt an overwhelming sense of peace and hope. The setting of this year's service was amazing. Best I've seen yet. I could just feel God for those brief few minutes. Although I must admit that I felt ever so slightly guilty as I got the case of the giggles a couple of times....I tell ya the MckKeowns can be a bad influence on you, but who's perfect. It will help me remember this day better seeing as I had a laugh too.
The reason why 50-60 of us got up at 5.30am or earlier (I woke up at 5am, I think I was worried that I wasn't going to wake up even though I had two alarms set as well!Lol) was to remember Jesus' resurrection. It was a celebration! Our one and only Saviour lives! I've been thinking about how this day would have been like 2000 years ago when Mary Magdalene found that the stone had been rolled away and the tomb was empty. Can you imagine the mixture of disbelief, happiness, relief and excitment she must have been feeling? Jesus was alive....He had risen just as he had promised. I can just imagine how astonished the disciples and other followers of Jesus must have felt when they heard the news. Not only was their King and Saviour alive but he promised....
'I will be with you always, even until the end of this age.'
He promises the same today,tomorrow and forver.
I wish I could incapsulate how Mary and everyone felt that day. I wish I could capture those feelings in a jar and when I become 'fed-up' with life I could be refreshed by their excitment. But this is what God is offering me today. If I let him he will refresh and light me on fire for him again. Please God, don't let me burn out as quickly this time.
Thankfullness surrounds my thoughts today and I'm trying to share it around with everyone.
Thank-you God for sending your only Son to die on the cross for me and everyone, to show your love. But more importantly not leaving the story to end there, but raising Jesus from the dead that we may have forgiveness and hope!
If you are in any shadow of a doubt as to whether God loves you let me reassure you that he loves you to death. Literally.
Labels: Easter Sunday, Prayer, Thankfullness
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