Easter egg hunts, big fluffy bunnies, surprising the kids with baskets, it's all wonderful, loving and selfless... but could NEVER outshine the true meaning of this wonderful day. Easter is a day to celebrate one of the most miraculous events to ever take place on earth: the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Because of the atonement, suffering in the garden for our sins, dying on the cross and feeling every pain and sorrow, because Christ was resurrected, because Christ was perfect and still bore the agony of physical and spiritual death for us, we-through Him, will be able to receive exhalation, will be able to repent, will be able to live in His presence.
My heart should be this full everyday with love and appreciation for what Jesus Christ did for me, my family, my friends and every human being on this earth. Christ didn't just do it for His best friends, He wouldn't just catch a grenade for his girlfriend, He wouldn't just take a bullet for his bud, He did it for every single one of us. I need to be more like Christ.
Christ loved EVERYONE. Christ has faith in all of us. Christ will be there for all of us.
When I feel like I've hit rock bottom, like my day is just terrible, like life has just gone on a downward swirl, I think about my Savior. I can think I hit rock bottom and he's been lower... Christ has felt EVERY single pain, the pain of betrayal, heartbreak, loneliness. Christ was PERFECT and rejected by his friends, Christ was perfect and None Were With Him.
"Jesus held on. He pressed on. The goodness in Him allowed faith to triumph even in a state of complete anguish. The trust He lived by told Him in spite of His feelings that divine compassion is never absent, that God us always faithful, that He never flees of fails us... Because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so." -Jeffery R. Holland
There is no way for me to give my life to everyone, to bear the sins of everyone, I am not the perfect man Christ was, but I don't need to be because HE was. I need to follow his example to the best of my ability and USE the gift of the atonement, the process of repentance, the forever improving motivation to be as Christ was. He lives today. I believe in Him and am eternally grateful for my brother and Savior Jesus Christ.
These are just my favorite Hymns about Christ:
I was alone this morning. I didn't have my Easter basket waiting downstairs as I got ready for church with my family, I didn't have a family to hug or even talk to. I got ready for church on my own and I walked into church alone. I taught the lesson in Relief Society and we talked about Christ. We talked about the lonely end to his life of the cross, we talked about the sacrifices he made for us and in turn who we want to be and how we are going to get there. In sacrament meeting musical after musical number my heart was filled with the spirit, will gratitude for my Savior and a fully testimony and understanding of this Easter holiday.
After church I didn't drive home. I drove to the temple. I parked on the side and I prayed. Heavenly Father doesn't hear enough from me. I need to be more committed, more open, more trusting and more reliant on the communication with a higher power who knows. I prayed and listened to I Believe In Chirst through my car speakers. I looked up at the House of God and just felt so much thankfulness for my Savior and how much I can really rely on him and relate to Him to get my through this life focusing on what's MOST important.
I was alone this Easter holiday, I'll go with family later, but I never FELT alone. I've never felt closer to the spirit and have never been more aware of the meaning of this special Sunday that comes once a year. And I hope you all feel that meaning too...
HAPPY EASTER!!!
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