What Does Easter Mean to You?

What does Easter mean to you?

The azaleas have bloomed, brunch has been consumed, the all-important Easter candy has disappeared or is on sale. The bunnies have been packed away, and Easter eggs opened, the pastel outfits have been worn, and Lent is through. But that begs the question:

What does Easter mean to you?

We've walked through the high holy season in the life of the church, attempted to Begin Again, wrestled with the difficult words of Jesus. Some have heard the convicting sermons of a distant saint and our children have learned the stories of Jesus for the first time. We have arrived at Easter, at the Resurrection, but are we different? Have we changed? It begs the question:

What does Easter mean to you?

In following Jesus, we are called to live like the resurrection matters, like the words of Jesus are our guiding light and shape us to our core. But that also means it should affect how we live. That these ideas should produce fruit and sway our choices. In a world where it is easier to be formed by social media, the news, or any other easily accessible thing on the Internet, being a disciple of Christ is truly difficult. As we begin Eastertide, and celebrate new life in Christ, I wrestle with the question of how to live like Easter really matters in my life. I am wrestling with the question:

What does Easter mean to you?

I see the importance of Easter most in talking with my three-year-old son, Basil. He is old enough to grasp bits of faith in the simplest and sweetest of ways. In one of his Bible books, I get choked up every time we reach a page of how Jesus one day, a long time from now, will transform all of Basil's days into good and beautiful days. The beauty of Easter for me is the soul soothing idea that one day this resurrection and hope comes for my precious, precious boy. I don't always feel like I deserve the grace of God, and I still don't know what to think about heaven because the Bible has remarkably little to say about it. But I know that the resurrection of Jesus is good news for all, and that this hope of life eternal and life abundant is exactly what I want for my son. This is what Easter means to me.

So, beloved of Highland Hills:

What does Easter mean to you?

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