April 9: Easter

Well, I know this is really late, and I have not been doing the best job at frequently posting on the blog, but I wanted to post about Easter.  I'm going to sound a lot like many of the other Christian people out there that talk about the real meaning of Easter, and how it is not all about the eggs and the chocolate.  I say this because it isn't, and I wanted to share my knowledge of how Easter has a completely different meaning to me.  I saw a quote the other day that said, "Easter should not be about bunnies and chicks.  It should be about the Lamb."  I don't know who said this, but it touched my heart.  When they say "the Lamb", they are referring to Jesus Christ.  The Lamb of God.
  I was able to spend Easter at my family's beautiful cabin this year, and it was such a great experience.  At our cabin, the air feels cleaner in your lungs, the flowers bloom brighter, and the sun lights up the world.  Birds sing nonstop, crickets roar at night, and my family draws closer together.  Our cabin is truly a magical place.  When I am there, I feel closer to God, and I marvel at all of his creations around me.  To have the opportunity to celebrate Easter while we were there just added to the feelings of joy and peace I have when I am there.
  As I sat outside on Easter Sunday, I thought about how truly blessed I am.  There is a Savior, and He died, His hands and feet pierced to a cross.  He did this for me.  He did this for you.  He did this for every person that has lived, lives now, and for every person that shall ever live.  He died so that we may have life again after we die.  Three days after his death, He came back to the Earth, with scars in his hands, feet, and side.  Those scars are there because He loves us.  He loves us so much that He died for us.  Him and our Father in heaven are one in purpose, and I know that Jesus Christ lives today.  I'm so grateful for the example he set for us while on the Earth, and I am eternally grateful for his sacrifice.  For the fact that He bled from every pore while He bore the sins of the world.  That he died on Calvary.  That He willingly did what we could not, so that we might all have eternal happiness.  I love Him so much.  I love all that He has done.  He is the Son of God.  ~Sky