Happy Easter?

As I was driving into the church parking lot this past Sunday I saw what I expected to see. Cars everywhere which of course is an indicator that the church is packed with people for the infamous Easter sunday. Normally, due to the fact that I'm a people person I would be excited. But this time I was actually saddened and maybe even a little dissappointed. The statement that Easter and Christmas are the days in which the most people attend church is actually true. That was what saddened me. That apart from special occasions, God is not really on the mind of the people He has created.
As I walked into church I noticed that people were more dressed up than usual due to this "special" occasion. I guess not much has changed.
I remember how big of an ordeal Easter was when I was younger. I remember one time getting new Easter clothes for church, and one time being nervous about it in anticipation. Maybe Easter has lost it's mystery for me but I find something that doesn't settle with me as I reflect on these things. Why is it that we only seem to make a big deal about the birth and the ressurection one day out of the year but the rest of the time go about business as usual. Could it be that maybe if we wore celebration of the Savior's ressurection everyday with our very lives maybe more people would come and check out this whole God thing and be drawn (with the help of the Holy Spirit of course) to the ressurection and want to take part in the celebration also?
Ressurection didn't just happen almost 2000 years ago last Sunday. In point of fact I'm not sure if we really know the exact date (I could be wrong however). Ressurection happens. It happens everyday. I remember a statistic that in East Asia more than 10,000 people come to know Jesus Christ everyday thereby celebrating the ressurection everyday. I think of how the ressurection impacts my own life. Do I daily celebrate the ressurection? Do I daily, with my appearance both inward and outward acknowledge the ressurection and it's power in my own life each. Unfortunately I don't. If we as the church don't celebrate the ressurection but once a year, should be expect those outside the church to? It may seem like I'm being cynical but I'm not. I appreciate the cross and it's application in my life. I'm just thinking out loud about what's going on in my head.


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