It is Easter again. This year it came too soon, because we just celebrated Christmas the other day. I get the feeling that the Christian world is just "going through the motions." On Easter morning people get dressed up and go to church; Some of them attend church only for Easter and Christmas only. I heard a pastor say that Easter is to Christians like Superbowl is to foot ball fans. Yes, we go to church on Easter Sunday. Then what? Is your life on Monday after Easter Sunday any different that it was, say, last Monday? I doubt it...
Priests and Preachers read the story of resurrection from the Gospels and tell congregations that Jesus is risen, rejoice, alleluia. And people hear it without understanding the meaning of the story. I feel that many people fail to connect the dots between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We cannot have the glory of Easter without the pain of Good Friday. Jesus said that the grain of wheat has to fall to the ground and disintegrate before it can become a plant and produce new grains. Our ego has to die before resurrection can happen in our lives. Going to church without letting our ego and our selfishness to die to the whims of the world,is merely a religious social activity without any lasting significance. Always remember that the path to the glory of resurrection intersects with the road to Calvary.
When Christians wonder why Christ has not risen in their lives, they should ask themselves if their ego has died. We live in a Good Friday world, but we are an Easter people and if Jesus is alive in your hearts, notify your face.
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