A Moment With Pastor Fred
When we were watching Trisha’s girls a few weeks ago Susan read a new Easter book to them entitled “Easter is Coming” by Tama Fortner. It was so cute because there’s a line repeated thru-out the book. Little Eliza and Abigail would say it out loud as Sue came to it each time. Let me quote it freely here below.
Easter is coming – it’s almost here. It’s a day we celebrate God’s love. This special day comes every spring, but its beginning was long, long ago. God made the world and Adam and Eve too, but they did the one thing God said not to do. It brought sadness and badness into the world. But God had a plan to make things right again. Adam and Eve did not know – but we know (and here it was the girls joined in) … Easter is coming. The book then talks about the prophets along with the cows and sheep at Jesus’ birth; the crowds that wanted Jesus to die – all did not know what we know – that Easter is coming.
Jesus was punished for our sin on the cross. The world didn’t know but we know … that Easter is coming. Jesus’ friends placed his body in a tomb. For days they waited and worried and wondered. How could this be God’s plan? They didn’t know, but we know … Easter is coming. When the sun rose on Sunday morning, Jesus’ friends hurried back to the tomb. When they arrived – oh what a surprise! The tomb was empty inside. Jesus wasn’t there. He had risen! Those friends then knew, and we know too, the very first Easter had come. That’s why we celebrate Easter. Because Jesus died for our sins. We can be forgiven and because he rose we can live with him in heaven. God always knew – and you know too, that’s why – say it with me: Easter is coming!