The word "Easter" is believed to be from the word "Eastre", which is the Anglo-Saxon name for the Teutonic (pre-Germanic) goddess of spring and fertility. Her festival was celebrated on the day of the spring equinox. Many of the traditions used in her worship survive to this day. The Easter Bunny, a symbol of fertility, the Easter egg, painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and the giving of baskets filled with treats are just a few of the traditions that survive.
May I remind you that Resurrection Sunday is not about Easter bunnies, Easter eggs or the giving of gifts. It is about celebrating the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ arose from the dead on the first Resurrection Sunday.
Never allow jelly beans to be the great take away from this beautiful celebration. This is about Jesus Life triumphing over our death... hear with understanding the living Word of Romans 6:4,
"We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life."
Never allow jelly beans to be the great take away from this beautiful celebration. This is about Jesus Life triumphing over our death... hear with understanding the living Word of Romans 6:4,
"We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life."
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