What Easter Means to Me

Today is Easter in the Christian calendar. Have you ever thought about what Easter means to you?

Easter may mean family gatherings, the yearly visit of the Easter bunny with his basket of chocolate, going to church before going for the Easter egg hunt if you didn’t hunt for the eggs on Saturday, among other things.

How many people really know the significance of Easter? How many people have chosen to turn away from that significance, saying that it’s not a part of their lives?

Approximately 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross at Golgotha just outside of Jerusalem and the day before the Sabbath. It was the day after the Passover feast. Three days later, He rose from the dead, never to die again.

Part of the mission of Jesus Christ was to break the hold that death has on us. Jesus Christ was the first person to be resurrected and He fulfilled God’s plan. The resurrection was never intended to be the Atonement. The resurrection was intended to be just that. It is a free gift from Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to all of mankind. It doesn’t matter whether you were rich or poor, arrogant or humble, a murderer or a righteous person. Every one has to experience death. But, because of Jesus Christ, our bodies will be perfected and we will be able to experience life eternal.

Between death and resurrection, we will continue to exist in spiritual form. In spirit form? you ask. Doesn’t life end with death? Life as we currently know it does end with death. Have you ever felt the presence of your grandparent or parent after they passed on? I have.

You might ask for scientific proof. You could google for scientific proof and there will be a list of websites giving proof. But, how would you feel if you found a website that proves the opposite? A great many people say that there is no meaning to life. Everything started with the big bang theory. I am not going to change your mind about that.

I believe that there is life after death in a place where we will dwell as spirits until it is time for us to reunite with our bodies. I believe that we will then have perfected bodies that will not corrupt and that we will not be separated from our bodies again. I also believe that I will be able to be with my family and my ancestors and that we were meant to be in family units. I believe that when I pass from this world, my ancestors and the family that left this existence before myself will be there to greet me.

This is what Easter means to me.