In observance of Good Friday and in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, let us take leave from the rigors of analyzing the week's news, policy and opinion in order to focus on an eternal message. To those of you who worship faiths other than Christianity, we welcome you to read on, and it is our hope that this reminder serves to deepen your understanding of our faith -- the faith of so many of our Founders. To all of our friends, we wish God's blessings and peace upon you, your families and our Country.
To Wonder ~
"I still can't help wondering how we can explain away what to me is the greatest miracle of all and which is recorded in history. No one denies there was such a man, that he lived and that he was put to death by crucifixion. Where ... is the miracle I spoke of? Well consider this and let your imagination translate the story into our own time -- possibly to your own home town. A young man whose father is a carpenter grows up working in his father's shop. One day he puts down his tools and walks out of his father's shop. He starts preaching on street corners and in the nearby countryside, walking from place to place, preaching all the while, even though he is not an ordained minister. He never gets farther than an area perhaps 100 miles wide at the most. He does this for three years. Then he is arrested, tried and convicted. There is no court of appeal, so he is executed at age 33 along with two common thieves. Those in charge of his execution roll dice to see who gets his clothing -- the only possessions he has. His family cannot afford a burial place for him so he is interred in a borrowed tomb. End of story? No, this uneducated, property-less young man has, for 2,000 years, had a greater effect on the world than all the rulers, kings, emperors; all the conquerors, generals and admirals, all the scholars, scientists and philosophers who have ever lived -- all of them put together. How do we explain that -- unless He really was what He said He was?" -- President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
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| Don't mind the jiggly, they were doing the Bunny Hop!!! |
Bravo Bob, thanks for the Easter article! We cherish freedom but if it's freedom in this life only, it's short lived at best.
ReplyDeleteThanks to God for our freedom in Jesus. The empty tomb is our hope, His life is our promise, and His way is the only way to eternal freedom.
Blessings and Peace!
Al Humble
Amen and amen, Bob! this is our favorite observance day - where everything makes more sense - "life is worth the living, just because He lives"! thank you for your Resurrection post - Trudy and JR (ps: my dad would say that you must be eating your veggies - we saw the hare on your chest..! ;)
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