CELEBRATE!

What a glorious day we had.
Alleluia, He is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed!
CELEBRATE the transformation . . .
From stark emptiness . . .
everything removed that brings glory to God . . .
 as Jesus was removed from us.

An then the church became full again . . .
in glorious recognition of the risen Christ.

I linger at the sight of . . .
people crowded together . . .
flowers . . .
music . . .
affirming words from God's Word . . .
singing . . .
everyone in their finest . . .
wearing our best for this grandest of all celebrations of the year.

This Cross is an Icon.
It tells the story of our faith.
One must be 'up close and personal' to
 'see' the story 'written' for the eyes and heart. 

We celebrate the presence of the One we worship.
He never left us but his disciples did not know that until Jesus walked among them after He rose from the dead.
We don't know it until we make the choice, by faith, to connect with God's son.

                                                          

Ann Voskamp shares a blog with the world.
Her children put together this scene annually.
It speaks LIFE!  The stone is rolled away!

The stone is rolled away!
There is nothing inside.
Celebrate?
How did they know the body of the One who brought new life to us would walk among them?
How did they know the One would . . .
return . . .
fully in the flesh . . .
chat as he walked about from group to group. . .
 eat fish because he was 'hungry'. . .
 return . . .
for Thomas . . .
 to make a statement like, "No kidding! He's alive?"
 "I don't believe it!"
He was not doubting like, "I don't believe" but, like any of us might say . . .
"Ya gotta be kidd'n!"
"WOW!"
Let's CELEBRATE!