"The greatest day in history . . ." That's the beginning line of the song our kids are singing on Easter Sunday. I've been thinking about that line for a month or so now, and I gotta be honest, there are many Christians who are more concerned with Easter eggs and baskets on that day than Jesus conquering a little thing called DEATH. Oh, and with that, saving our lives. It's weird to me. It's baffling that for many many many years, I was the same way. I know everything surrounding Easter is significant and important to all Christians, but honestly from the outside looking in, I'm pretty sure people would think we're more about the candy, egg hunts, and presents than celebrating the death and resurrection of a living God. As long as we sing the right songs, say the right sayings ("He is risen indeed"), maybe even have the right sunrise service, and do our appropriate amount of reflection on what Christ did for us, we call it an amazing Easter service. And while there's nothing inherently wrong with that . . . PEOPLE, WE'RE ALREADY SAVED!!! If this is truly the "greatest day in history," why the heck aren't we spending our day telling others that God is waiting for about it?
I so badly wanted this Easter to look different. I desperately wanted our church to get outside ourselves and serve rather than do the typical Easter routine. Change takes time. I know this and continue to learn. I hope that someday a really old church steeped in tradition can get to the place of hanging out with the least of these on a day that is so great, but for now I can at least help my kids put action into the song they're singing and make it come alive for them and hopefully some others God puts in our path. Because it truly is a "Happy Day!"
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