We added yet another blessed Easter to the list of Easters we've celebrated in this life. Though, how can you not be blessed on Easter Sunday? Christ is risen and we are free from the punishment of sin and the burden of the law. Mercy triumphs-- what a gift! What a reason to celebrate!
Our celebrations included a full day shared with Dad and our best friends this year. Another reason we feel blessed.
Our church service was great. One song especially gave me a catch in my throat:
See What a Morning by Keith and Kristyn Getty
See, what a morning, gloriously bright,
With the dawning of hope in Jerusalem;
Folded the grave-clothes, tomb filled with light,
As the angels announce, "Christ is risen!"
See God's salvation plan,
Wrought in love, borne in pain, paid in sacrifice,
Fulfilled in Christ, the Man,
For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!
See Mary weeping, "Where is He laid?"
As in sorrow she turns from the empty tomb;
Hears a voice speaking, calling her name;
It's the Master, the Lord raised to life again!
The voice that spans the years,
Speaking life, stirring hope, bringing peace to us,
Will sound till He appears,
For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!
One with the Father, Ancient of Days,
Through the Spirit who clothes faith with certainty.
Honor and blessing, glory and praise
To the King crowned with pow'r and authority!
And we are raised with Him,
Death is dead, love has won, Christ has conquered;
And we shall reign with Him,
For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!
With the dawning of hope in Jerusalem;
Folded the grave-clothes, tomb filled with light,
As the angels announce, "Christ is risen!"
See God's salvation plan,
Wrought in love, borne in pain, paid in sacrifice,
Fulfilled in Christ, the Man,
For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!
See Mary weeping, "Where is He laid?"
As in sorrow she turns from the empty tomb;
Hears a voice speaking, calling her name;
It's the Master, the Lord raised to life again!
The voice that spans the years,
Speaking life, stirring hope, bringing peace to us,
Will sound till He appears,
For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!
One with the Father, Ancient of Days,
Through the Spirit who clothes faith with certainty.
Honor and blessing, glory and praise
To the King crowned with pow'r and authority!
And we are raised with Him,
Death is dead, love has won, Christ has conquered;
And we shall reign with Him,
For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!
The day was perfect, but what I'll remember most are actually the pictures I don't have: all the kids smushed up under a blanket in the back of Phil's pick-up truck squealing and watching the thunderstorm roll in over the pasture, the board game the adults were playing inside being disrupted by 8 children outside the large window chanting "Sleep-o-ver!, Sleep-o-ver!" (We obliged, but not until having a little fun with them first!), or watching the kids act out the entire Easter story (staring Ella as Jesus) which ended with out-of-control, joyful mayhem with their realization that the tomb was empty.
All is quiet this afternoon as the girls and Dave start their Spring Breaks with a nap. Dave is tired from the early morning of dropping Dad off at the airport. The girls are wiped out from the 12 hours of hard play that they shared with their best friends. We loved having Grandpa here and now look forward to a week off to rest and recharge!
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