Easter.

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Easter?

Usually it is Easter egg hunts, Easter baskets, Candy and other things that are related to the Easter “theme” people have now placed on this Holiday. Easter is here, it’s yet another year to see what you get in your new easter basket, another year that you have to help out with a Easter egg hunt with annoying children running around. Another year that you have to dye easter eggs and along with the eggs your hands and clothes, another year to have a reason to get out of work or school. Really the United States has turned Easter into something it’s not about.

Easter is about the Life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the One who died for you and me. For people who weren’t even born yet. I find that quite astonishing. God gave up His ONLY son to die on the cross for a bunch of sinners. Everyone knows the story if you don’t know it then look it up in the Bible. It’s a story you don’t want to miss out on. Go read about how one of the disciples betrayed Jesus; go read about how Peter denied Christ three times before the rooster even crowed. Go read about how much pain and suffering he went through for you. There are so many details to it all and you should know about them, even if you already know the story backwards and forwards go read it again. Rent “The Passion of the Christ” movie, it will most likely have you in tears before it’s over. It shows so many details to it all.

The United States has just de-valued Easter. We think of it as the Easter bunny! Easter egg hunts! Easter baskets filled with candy and other yummy goodies. Died Easter eggs! And more. But that’s not what it’s about. We as people in the States need to remember what it is about. Being here in Honduras has just opened me up to so much more than what I would be opened to in the States. The Easter holiday is so different here. The whole country has the entire week off for “Semana Santa”, and it is pretty much shut down. They really take time to remember what this holiday is about. Being here has just made me realize how much the people in the States have de-valued things.

We in the States, take some things and turn them into less than what they really are. So take time to remember what this holiday is really about. Sit down with your family and read the story or what the movie, take time to talk about it with you family. I’m not saying people should forget all about the easter bunny, dying eggs, or easter baskets, but people need to remember the importance of the holiday. So I challenge you to take the time to remember. Really dwell and meditate on it and ask God to reveal what He wants to you.

Enjoy your Easter break. Be Blessed this Easter, You and your family.
Until next time. (: