What Easter Means To Me

Maddie

What Easter means to me:

Some people are pining for Easter because they are excited for the Easter Bunny to come.  They want to have an egg hunt and celebrate all that good stuff.  I love those things, and they aren't bad at all, but the true meaning of Easter is Jesus rising from the dead.  Some people may not have heard the story of Easter in the Bible.  Jesus got crucified because he told the people that he was God's son.  They thought that he was lying and they knew lying was a sin so they killed him.  Jesus suddenly came back on the day of Easter.  No one believed it except the few that Jesus revealed himself to.

People eventually knew that he came back because of what the disciples told them.  Those who decided to put their trust in Jesus and what he taught called themselves Christians. That is the story of how Easter came to be.  It means a lot to me to have a special holiday every year to celebrate our God. 

Mom

Jesus died a terrible death for me and for you, sacrificed on the cross where all of the world's sin was placed upon him.  Because if His death we are all cleansed of our sin, and can now have a relationship with God. 

But the story doesn't end there. 
The tomb was empty on Easter morning.  Jesus rose from the dead and proved that he truly was the Son of God.  He spent some time on earth, showing himself to a few chosen people, then went to heaven.  He left behind his holy spirit, to guide us as we walk through life.

Easter is a great time of celebration.  He is Risen!