Everlasting

As a kid, I never understood why "Good Friday" was called Good Friday when so much bad happened. I mean imagine being betrayed by a friend, arrested, beaten, and tried six times in two courts all to be sentenced to death for crimes you didn't commit. To add insult to injury, Jesus died to redeem the very people who deny/denied, reject/ rejected, and betray/betrayed him. My God. Jesus did something that has had an everlasting effect. His death and resurrection are celebrated on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox every year. Every year, stores are filled with bunnies and eggs that have absolutely nothing to do with Christ's resurrection. Every year, non-church goers flood the pews to hear sermons of how Jesus died for our sins on an old rugged cross. Every year, I am reminded of an Everlasting God with an Everlasting love whose sacrifice opened redemption's door to Everlasting life. Happy Good Friday! Happy Passion Week! Happy Easter!

Eternal

Christians all over the world are celebrating Passion Week. It is the week that Jesus entered Jerusalem and culminates with his resurrection. Children are practicing their Easter speeches and looking forward to opening Easter baskets filled with chocolate bunnies that have nothing to do with Christ's resurrection. Easter is also a pagan celebration of the spring equinox and fertility.  For centuries, these celebrations have coincided. However, which one is eternal? Jesus was so driven by his passion that he was willing to die for it. True passion is based in love and love is sacrificial. Are you willing to die for your passion? Is your passion eternal? True passion is based in love and love is sacrificial.