Easter

This morning I found myself wanting to talk to my grandkids. Actually, that happens a lot. But it is too early in the morning to call them so I decide to get an e-card ready to send later. (Ah - the wonders of technology; no paper, no envelope, no postage stamp, I don't even have to make a trip to the mailbox.)

Anyway, it's the Thursday before Easter so I decide to send them an Easter e-card.

To Avery and Pierce: Happy Super Fantastic, Mega-Excellent Easter! With LOVE! from Grampa. Of course I decide to add a couple of colorful pictures and such.

EASTER! Easter is a super fantastic, mega-excellent day. It's the day Jesus Christ overturned the death penalty for every human-being. Now, that's a cause to be happy.

If I were telling the story to Avery and Pierce it would go something like this:

First I would try to see if they know about things dying. Whether it is a plant, and animal, or a person, most kids can understand the basic idea of death. (Avery is older so she would probably get it.)

Then I would tell them that Jesus died and people who loved Him were very sad. I would tell them that people often like to go to where their friends are buried to think about their friend and the good times they had together.

But - here's the good part - when they went to where Jesus was buried, He wasn't there. He had come back to life. It was like they were all sad when He was dead but now when they found out He was alive again, they were jumping up and down and running in circles and just being crazy. They couldn't believe it. But it was true!

Their friend, who was dead for about 3 whole days, came back to life to have even more good times together. Isn't that cool and super fantastic, mega-excellent?

Well... isn't it?

"One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts!" (Psalm 145:4)