Today is Good Friday and alot of people think that Easter is all about coming to church that one day of the year to show off their new outfit hence thats what the Easter tradition has been molded and conformed to. But to be blatantly honest, the feast day of Easter was originally a pagan celebration of renewal and rebirth. Celebrated in the early spring, it honored the pagan Saxon goddess Eastre. When the early missionaries converted the Saxons to Christianity, the holiday, since it fell around the same time as the traditional memorial of Christ's resurrection from the dead, was merged with the pagan celebration, and became know as Easter.
It was something celebrated to honor renewal and rebirth, and to be honest thats what God did for us through his son, Jesus Christ. We are renewed by his blood, and we are given new life by his grace.
Easter is not a day to look all holy and santified just because the day has come around, it is a day to really reflect on the Goodness and the favor God has shown upon us.
"As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, and gave all of you. For this is My blodd of the new covenant which is shed for many for the remission of sins"- Matthew 26:26-28
So you see as we reflect on that covenant, we should be thankful just because God is the answer when the question seems so difficult to even fathom. God is the shield when the world wants to disgrace you because of your past wrong doings. Everything that has been done by you whether good or bad is the past once its been accomplished. God is....the essence of Easter. The renewal and rebirth.
signing off.
BRIII
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