Rejoice! Celebrate the Easter Season! Alleluia!

Spring is the time of year for re-birth and renewal. Lilies, daffodils and other flowers begin to burst into color. The breeze lingers with the sweet smell of Hyacinths and Lilacs. The air is fresh. The sky seems bluer. Somehow spring makes everything more right with the world.

But spring brings us even more – it ushers in the joyous Easter season as well.

It’s a time to feel extra good. Extra thankful. Not just because it’s spring, but because we celebrate, as Christians, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ who suffered unbelievable pain and torture as He died for “us” on the cross. On the third day He rose from the dead. And as grim and heartbreaking as that is, His torture, death and resurrection give us eternal life.

Spring is the perfect time not just to cleanse our homes, but cleanse and refresh our own attitudes. It is the perfect time to re-affirm our faith and values. With all the negativity in the world today, it’s crucial to focus on what’s really “important”– and what’s “important” is the celebration of THIS Easter Season. RIGHT HERE.  RIGHT NOW!

Celebrate all that the Easter holiday and spring have to offer. Slow down. Set your problems aside. Make extra time to reflect on the positive things that have happened throughout the year in your own personal life. Be thankful for blessings: past and present, and those yet to come. Then go forward with hope and clarity.

Family gatherings, children scampering through the yard looking for colorful eggs, baskets filled with sweet treats — all part of our holiday traditions. And it’s all good as long as we remember the true reason we celebrate.

God sacrificed His only son, who died for us on the cross – washing away our sins so we may have eternal life.

Our bill has been paid in full – by Him. It’s a Good Friday and a Joyous Easter Day Sunday!

Rejoice! Celebrate! Christ has risen. Alleluia!