Easter resurrected

It seems that this spring Easter has gotten kicked to the curb more than before. Holy Week is competing with the opening day of baseball season in the U.S., the NCAA National Championship game and the Master's Golf Tournament. Whatever time we have left after busy work days must be judiciously divided among these things or we might miss a crucial hit, a wicked fast break or a 40 foot put. May it never be! Instead, I will wither away my time pursuing these thrills at the expense of spending time in prayer, devotion, service or even thinking about the sacrifice Christ made for me, for us. C.S. Lewis said, "We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered to us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased."

Is it any wonder that the world looks at us, the half-hearted Christians, with disdain? The resurrection of Christ is the pivotal event upon which all our hope depends for if the resurrection is a lie our hope is in vain and our faith is worthless. Wouldn't it make sense for us to focus on the one event upon which our lives are based? To consider the sacrifice that was made and what we've done with that gift? To finally live as we believe Christ has called us to live?

There are 3 days remaining to sharpen our focus before the Celebration. It is neither morbid nor depressing to think of the love that led Christ to the cross and the strength that allowed Him to finish the task. Rather it is with thankfulness that we look at that feat and child-like wonder as we strain to see the risen Christ. As the old preacher once said,"Friday's here but Sunday's comin!"
Let's act like we believe it!