Resurrection Sunday! (4.17.22)

Sisters & Brothers in Christ,
He Is Risen!
Truly He Is Risen!

Resurrection Sunday should be a time where we focus on Our Father, thanking Him for raising up His Son, Jesus Christ, from the dead so that we may have eternal life. It is unfortunate that so many people have lost focus and do not honor & celebrate the true meaning of Easter, which is the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

I remember as a child we would dress up, looking so very pretty; go to church for the Easter program; and after church services we would go outside and throw Easter eggs at each other. Easter can be a fun time for children - with the Easter baskets, Easter egg hunts, candy and adults making a fuss about having an "Easter outfit;" but the reason for this Holiest of Holy's Easter celebration must not be lost. Jesus was crucified, for our sins; and He Rose from the dead, on the third day, so that we will be saved.  Jesus' crucifixion on the Cross, Easter Sunday, is a reminder that we are to repent for our sins.  For by Christ's death, our sins were brought for a price so that all may be redeemed.

Spending time with the Lord in prayer, getting to know Him and honoring God and Jesus Christ is truly what Easter is all about.

Pray to God; teach your kids about Jesus Christ; and the reason for Resurrection Sunday.

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you openly. - Matthew 6:6

In His Ministry, Jesus mentioned the prayer “closet” (Matthew 6:6 KJV) or “a secret place.” The word rendered “closet” signified originally a storeroom and has the same root word as the word “to cut” or “divide.” It may have referred to a sectioning-off of a corner of the large room in which families lived. In that private place, supplies were kept for the needs of the family.

While this word eventually came to be used to refer to any place of privacy, the “supply room” would also speak to the storehouse of GOD’s Resources available to us through personal prayer.

For Jesus, the place was not as important as the purpose.  Namely to get away from the routine, the interruptions, the noise, the voices of others, the hustle & bustle; and to spend time alone with God His Father. Sometimes we become so transfixed on "sacred spaces;" but the truest of "sacred places," are just places that become sacred - because of what happens when we commune with GOD. 

~ Prayer ~
Father God,
Your Son found many solitary places in which to pray as He traveled throughout the land.

Thank You for teaching me that sacred space can be wherever I find myself alone with You; whether it is a closet, a chair or a hotel room.  For You are always ready to meet with me in private!  Teach me to be committed to our time together, no matter where I am.

In the Name of Your Son Jesus, I pray this prayer,
On this Blessed Resurrection Sunday,
Amen!