Easter!

On Friday (which was Good Friday), I headed over to Help College in the morning to dance with Michelle and Lee Cheng at their CF's Good Friday service. I was super nervous and all la. But I tried to keep cool telling myself to calm down and everything. HAhah! Didn't work, I was shaking all over while we danced. Anyway! That's besides the point. Before the thing, we were backstage, running through the dance steps, stretching, and praying. While doing all that, I was reminded of WHY I was doing this. How I wanted everyone outside to view the "performance". And what Easter was all about.

It basically reminded me of what Easter was all about. And I realized that, as each year passed, I was beginning to forget the reason for Easter. Which was...sad. Anyway, I got this off some site. It's a poem about what Easter is all about. =)

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR EASTER?

by Helen Dowd

It is Easter, a time of rejoicing.

Do our thoughts turn to bonnets and spring?

Do our minds drift to sweet chocolate bunnies?

Or some cuddly, soft fuzzy thing?

Do we dream of a basket of goodies?

Or an egg-hunt in the neighbor's back yard?

Do we think about fun family gatherings?

Or receiving a bright Easter card?

Or is Easter for sporting new clothing?

Or perhaps a new style for our hair?

Is it daffodils, tulips and lilies?

Or the smells of new life in the air?

But stop! What's the reason for Easter?

Just what makes it a festive affair?

Was it not that Christ rose on that morning,

Giving meaning to life everywhere?

Christ is God. He descended from heaven

To live humbly on earth as a man.

He suffered, and died as a criminal,

To fulfill God's redemptional plan.

Can we know of the depth of Christ's suffering?

Can we fathom His anguish and pain?

'Twas for us He was tortured, forsaken,

Went to Hell, then ascended again.

What if Jesus had failed in His mission

To die for the sins of all men?

There would not be a reason for Easter.

There'd be nothing to celebrate then.

While we celebrate this Easter season,

Keep in mind this wee bit of advice:

Let's take time on this happy occasion

To thank God for His Great Sacrifice

Blessed EAster!

PeASE!! (peace)

-denise:)