easter
look, i know it's been over 2 years...i know i've slacked off, i've been a disappointment to you. you probably feel betrayed, abandoned, and alone. or you may have forgotten that i was ever a part of the blog-world.
but my lack of commitment to 'i further the stereotype' is not why i'm writing today although commitment is something that plays a significant role in the reasoning behind this entry. as the title says this is about a very important day. more specifically it is about our reaction to this day and why it is the way it is...sort of...you'll see...hopefully.
*disclaimer: this is not a particular funny entry if you would like to read a funny easter entry (or at least one that attempts to be so) follow this link.*
sunday was easter. lots of people get really excited about easter. it's one of the 2 days a year that churches have to really prepare for because of the influx of attendees to sunday services. i have trouble getting excited about easter. not because i'm agnostic or atheist...i'm not. i am a Christian and am an active member of my church. the reason i don't get excited about easter is because i feel bad. i feel bad because on this day i remember...
i remember that the Savior of the world had all sin for all time laid upon him and was nailed alive to a piece of wood and hung up to die and all the time ridiculed and mocked by those who he was saving...
i remember on easter that Jesus was too much for death to keep a hold of and that he rose from the dead...
i remember that it is on easter that most people remember this...
i remember that it is on easter that i really remember this...and that makes me feel bad.
this is something that i should wake up every morning remembering. it's something that i should revel in daily...hourly...always. but i don't. i mean if i really examine myself, it's not like i forget about it, i just think about other things...abstract concepts like faith or philosophical concepts like determinism or i turn Christianity into a logic puzzle to be dissected and analyzed. these are all important to think on but they can't be more important than the eternity that Christ gave us...can it?
i want to think about this every day, and not in sadness of my own soul's depravity or because of the immense pain that i know Jesus felt but with happiness that a God exists and wants to be with his creation so badly that He would become man and be killed by man with all of the sin of man laid on His shoulders all so we could be with Him forever. that's freakin' sweet.
i want the celebration of easter to be daily so that the actual holiday comes around it's just another day that we celebrate.
comments welcome.
but my lack of commitment to 'i further the stereotype' is not why i'm writing today although commitment is something that plays a significant role in the reasoning behind this entry. as the title says this is about a very important day. more specifically it is about our reaction to this day and why it is the way it is...sort of...you'll see...hopefully.
*disclaimer: this is not a particular funny entry if you would like to read a funny easter entry (or at least one that attempts to be so) follow this link.*
sunday was easter. lots of people get really excited about easter. it's one of the 2 days a year that churches have to really prepare for because of the influx of attendees to sunday services. i have trouble getting excited about easter. not because i'm agnostic or atheist...i'm not. i am a Christian and am an active member of my church. the reason i don't get excited about easter is because i feel bad. i feel bad because on this day i remember...
i remember that the Savior of the world had all sin for all time laid upon him and was nailed alive to a piece of wood and hung up to die and all the time ridiculed and mocked by those who he was saving...
i remember on easter that Jesus was too much for death to keep a hold of and that he rose from the dead...
i remember that it is on easter that most people remember this...
i remember that it is on easter that i really remember this...and that makes me feel bad.
this is something that i should wake up every morning remembering. it's something that i should revel in daily...hourly...always. but i don't. i mean if i really examine myself, it's not like i forget about it, i just think about other things...abstract concepts like faith or philosophical concepts like determinism or i turn Christianity into a logic puzzle to be dissected and analyzed. these are all important to think on but they can't be more important than the eternity that Christ gave us...can it?
i want to think about this every day, and not in sadness of my own soul's depravity or because of the immense pain that i know Jesus felt but with happiness that a God exists and wants to be with his creation so badly that He would become man and be killed by man with all of the sin of man laid on His shoulders all so we could be with Him forever. that's freakin' sweet.
i want the celebration of easter to be daily so that the actual holiday comes around it's just another day that we celebrate.
comments welcome.
4 Comments:
Happy Resurrection Sunday!!! Rejoice for He is Risen.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow!
Good stuff. This is something that I was thinking about this weekend as well (in between the running and visiting with family).
It is a little strange that even Christians tend to overlook the importance and gravity of the day.
Thanks for reminding. (Also, thanks for remembering you have a blog).
a.s.kirby: indeed.
daddy rogue: it's more (to me) that a lot of Christians (myself included) just overlook the gravity of the sacrifice as it applies to their life now and eternity.
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