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It is Easter. This is a season when we reflect on the suffering,
sacrifice, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Emily Belle Freeman, Celebrating a Christ-Centered Easter
Inspirational Sayings
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Praise God! His Son is risen! And death has no power,
He is the mighty conqueror, e'en in life's darkest hour.
Greta Zwaan, He Did It
Easter Poems
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But what appeared to be a defeat was actually the greatest victory of all. In his death, Jesus defeated sin. On Easter morning, death too was defeated.
Eugene H. Peterson, The Message of Easter
Inspirational Quotes
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We shall never understand the extent of
God's love in Christ at the Cross until we understand that
we shall never have to stand before the judgment of God
for our sins
Billy Graham
God's Love
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How can we joyfully anticipate Easter Sunday's power without mournfully remembering our weakness?
Christopher Greer, Easter is Coming
Joy
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Easter celebrates an event that proved Jesus was who he claimed to be.
He was God in the flesh, and he came to
Earth to save us. And that meant he had to die for us.
Rick Warren
God
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The world is waking up after a long winter. Easter is a time to celebrate life!
Trudi Strain Trueit, Easter
Poems about Life
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As we celebrate the Resurrection this Easter, let us remember that it is
His life alone by which we must be revived daily until
He returns.
Dr. David Jeremiah
Life
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If Jesus forgave those who nailed Him to
the cross, and if God forgives you and me, how can you
withhold your forgiveness from someone else?
Anne Graham Lotz
Forgivness
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The Hallmark version of Easter is not the real deal.
The real story is as manly as manly gets.
Michael Burns, Easter: Beyond the Bunny
Wise
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Easter is significantly symbolic to Christians in that during that period,
Jesus Christ offered himself as a sacrifice so that we could be all
saved from sin.
Francis Okumu, Easter: Meaning, Poems, And Trivia
Appreciation
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Easter has come to be known as the day of the resurrection of Jesus.
His resurrection from death and the ramifications
of that resurrection are the very foundation of
Christianity and one in which every Christian must stand.
Murl Gwynn, Easter
Words of Faith
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Easter is a time that family and friends get together.
Some for religious purposes and some to celebrate the arrival of
Spring. Either way it is a celebration of renewal and typically finds
people with a positive outlook.
Jean LeGrand, Easter Brunch
Family
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God's love did not begin at Calvary. Before
the morning stars sang together, before the world was
baptized with the first light, before the first blades of
tender grass peeped out, God was love.
Billy Graham
Possibilities
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This week, whatever you may be facing, remember that in three short days,
the disciples and family of Christ went from hopelessness to hopeful -
from devastation to celebration, from defeat to victory! Because of the
cross and the tomb, you have a hope in Christ!
Sheri Easter, Eyes Wide Open
Hope
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Easter is too grand an occasion to be experienced adequately in a single day.
Our ancestors in the faith realized this and over a period of time developed a season of preparation.
We call that season Lent. For well over fifteen hundred years, Christians have used this period of roughly seven weeks to prepare their souls for Easter Day.
J. Ellsworth Kalas, Easter from the Back Side
Experience
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Today is Easter, but what does it mean?
It's a time of renewal for each and everything.
Sharon Gardner, Holidays in Poem for the Heart of a Child
New Beginnings
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In terms of an image, this is what Lent is meant to be, time in the desert
to courageously face the chaos and the demons within us and to
let God do battle with them through us. The result is that we are purified,
made ready, so the intoxicating joy of Easter might then bind us more
closely to God and each other.
Ron Rolheiser OMI, Daybreaks
Courage
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And Easter, the most important church festival, offers the perfect
opportunity to examine the relationship between the spiritual and the
secular, the sacred and the profane, and between humanity and God.
Michael Arditti, Easter
Opportunity
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We want to shield children from the ugly story of how people turned
on Jesus and killed him. But
no one of any age can get to Easter joy without knowing
what happened on Friday.
Carolyn C. Brown, Sharing the Easter Faith with Children
Children
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If Advent/Christmas is a revelation of God's presence with us, then Lent/Easter is a revelation of God’s desire
to use all of life for our wholeness and our healing -
the revelation that he will pull life from death.
Greg Pennoyer, God For Us Reader's Edition
Death
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In many Christian traditions, the period before Easter is seen as a
time of spiritual preparation for the day
we later celebrate and welcome the "grand miracle" Christ
accomplished through the cross.
Michael G. Maudlin
Miracle
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Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance.
Reba McEntire
Words of Encouragement
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The beauty and majesty of the Lenten and Easter season is that the grace
of God flows freely to those who
confess their sins and seek God's healing touch.
Brian Simmons, Jeremy Bouma, Grace and Hope
God's Grace Quotes
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The church arrives at Easter, the oldest and most sacred feast of the
Christian year, by way of a fast.
Like Advent, the season of Lent has given
Christians throughout history a period of time to prepare for the
coming holiday through practices of reflection, repentance, prayer,
and self-restraint.
Beth Bevis
Prayer
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His sacrifice is the heart of the story. But not the end of the story.
The Lord's resurrection is the most glorious, victorious moment in history.
Liz Curtis Higgs, The Women of Easter
Inspirational Messages
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I thought Christmas and Easter were about Santa Claus and bunny rabbits,
and truthfully, I didn't know anything about Jesus until I was in my 20's.
DavidPaul Doyle, Candace Doyle, The Voice for Love
Christmas Quotes
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No one in Jerusalem would have believed the preaching for a minute if the tomb was not empty. Skeptics could have easily produced Jesus’ rotted corpse.
Also, Paul could not be telling people in a public document that there were scores of eyewitnesses alive if there were not."
Tim Keller
Truth
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Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians.
It is a time for family gatherings to celebrate their faith
as well as the beginning of Spring.
Laura Sommers, Easter Recipes
Faith
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As Jesus poured out His life, people must have
passed by without a glance. In a small way, are you pouring out your life for those
who don't notice? Jesus understands.
Anne Graham Lotz
Appreciation Poems
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Therefore, as important as Christmas is… Good Friday and Easter Sunday
are actually more important because they represent deliverance from
eternal punishment and the granting of eternal life in Heaven for the believer.
Chase Thompson, .Easter: Fact or Fiction
Believe
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On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer.
Douglas Horton
Famous
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How long do you celebrate Easter? A day? A morning?
Did you know you're supposed to get a full fifty days?
The Easter season lasts for seven weeks!
Bill Powell, Easter by Heart
Inspirational Thoughts
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The best Easter ideas for daycare facilities bring a sense of springtime fun to both children and the daycare teachers.
This holiday represents change and new beginnings so day care centers should incorporate the seasonal atmosphere into the day care environment.
Michael Cimicata, Easter: Crafts, Decorations, Recipe Ideas, And More
Change
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As John puts it, "Easter begins at Christmas. Joy to the world!
For unto us a child is born; unto us a Son is given. Away in a manger.
Silent night. This is where it begins. And yet we know the rest of the story.
This baby was born for one primary purpose: to die."
Kenneth D. Boa, Once-A-Day 40 Days to Easter Devotional
Christmas Poems
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In the second century, Christians began using eggs as a symbol of
Christ's resurrection. Just as a chick breaks out of the shell of the
egg in order to
live, so Christ "broke out" of the tomb in his resurrection on Easter morning.
Ken Untener, The Little White Book for Easter
Inspirational Poems
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We no longer live within the day on which death seemed victorious.
We live in the day that came three days after. We call it Easter.
Marcia Laycock, Celebrate This Day
Encouraging Bible Verses
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Please, Lord, be with me at every moment and in every place.
Give me the strength and the courage to live this season faithfully,
so that, when Easter comes, I will be able to taste with joy
the new life that you have prepared for me.
Henri J. M. Nouwen, Show Me the Way
Prayers
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On Easter Sunday the rising of Jesus from the dead is commemorated,
and that being so it is regarded by the Christian Church as a day of great joy.
In the old times, indeed, it was called the Sunday of Joy, and in the
Eastern world it is still called the Bright Day.
Hamish Hendry, Holidays & Happy Days
Happiness
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Lent is the desert season, when we go out into the harsh places
of the spirit to find the living water believers will celebrate at Easter.
Genevieve Glen, Not By Bread Alone
Quote of the Day
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. . . have a happy Easter as you gather with one another to celebrate
the resurrection of our Lord.
Let this holiday be a reminder of the victory that we have in Christ,
who overcame death and has promised that we too will be resurrected
when He returns for us.
Charles Stanley
Happy
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In the most solemn week of the Christian year, the week leading up to
Easter, it was the narratives of Matthew and John that were used in
public worship
and that eventually attracted the great musical settings
like those of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Rowan Williams, Meeting God in Mark
Music
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The beauty of the Lenten season is that it encourages the development
of a humble heart. In Lent, we are invited to look deeply inside,
identify what is impeding our ability to follow Christ along the path
of humility, and begin applying antidotes.
Paula Huston, Simplifying the Soul
Encouraging
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It's impossible to reflect upon Easter and all of its hardships
without letting it reflect in and through us.
Stacy Voss, Reflecting Easter
Challenges
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When we think about the events of the first Easter, it's easy to rush to the
Sunday morning. But pause, and wait, and think.
Take time to come alongside these grieving women - because it's
only when you get inside the dashed hopes of these ladies that you
are prepared to begin to appreciate what happens next.
Mike McKinley, The Resurrection in Your Life
Grief
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As we think of the upcoming rebirth of spring, perhaps we can consider
that just as the daffodil and tulip bulbs buried in the ground all winter
require good soil, water, and sunshine to burst forth and brighten our
spring days, so, too, fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are necessary
ingredients to nurture our spiritual growth on our Lenten journey to Easter.
Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle, Bringing Lent Home with Mother Teresa
Good
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We can celebrate today because of what Jesus has accomplished.
Let us never forget that our salvation came at such a high cost.
Thankfully, one which was paid by our Savior.
David Ramos, The Shadow of Gethsemane
Thanksgiving
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Lent is a season that invites us to share. It leads us to sense
that there is no spiritual growth without consenting to give something up,
and to do so for love.
Arthur Howells, The Little Book of Lent
Love
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Lent is a doozy of a Christian celebration:... It's also a remembrance of
Christ's suffering, a reminder of his difficult sojourn on earth,
and an incredible way to make Easter more than just a day for Cadbury eggs.
Heather Caliri, Word Made Art: Lent
Poems about Faith
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The earthshaking promise of Easter is that God has not forsaken any of us.
The risen Christ will meet us along the confused, chaotic, fearful paths
of our lives and speak the same words the women hear at the tomb,
"Do not be afraid."
James A. Harnish, Easter Earthquake
Fear
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The Bible says, "He will send down help from heaven to save me
because of his love" (Psalm 57:3a TLB). That's what Jesus did on Easter.
He sent himself from Heaven to save us because of his love.
So you can bring your problems to God, because he has the answer.
Rick Warren
Problem
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Success is merely failure turned inside out. If we look at the Easter story,
we see that Good Friday was an absolute disaster. The disciples panicked
and fled. Then, on Easter Sunday, Christ rose from the dead.
Angus Buchan, Living a Mighty Faith
Failure
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Whereas "Christmas brings the promise of peace on earth" to all, within
all, "Easter reveals the achievement of full Christhood by the
Master and reveals the way by which we can attain immortality.
Joel S. Goldsmith, The Easter Letters
Peace
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It's impossible to reflect upon Easter and all of its hardships
without letting it reflect in and through us.
Stacy Voss, Reflecting Easter
Encouraging Poems
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Do not go to an Easter service to hear the best news in the world
without bringing someone with you who needs to hear it for the first time.
Rick Warren
Sharing
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When Jesus died on the cross, He also rose
from the dead to break the power of death over anyone
who receives His life. Jesus conquered death - whether
at the end of life or in the multiple ways that we face
death daily.
Stormie Omartian
Top Ten Inspirational Quotes
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... three women of Easter ...poured out their lives for their beloved
Teacher in much the same way the women of Christmas - Elizabeth, Mary,
and Anna - honored and served the infant Jesus. Mary of Bethany ...
Mary of Nazareth ... Mary Magdalene.
Liz Curtis Higgs, The Women of Easter
Hope Poem
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The blessing of food for the Easter Sunday meal is especially popular
among people of Eastern European descent, especially those from Poland. . .
Families prepare baskets with the food they will eat on Easter morning -
decorated eggs, sausage, ham, bacon, a loaf of bread with a cross cut into
the crust, cheese, salt, horseradish, and butter carved in the shape of a lamb.
Ken Untener, The Little White Book for Easter
Blessed
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When our children were growing, we'd often choose something to give up
for Lent as a family - a small sacrifice to remind us of Jesus' amazing
sacrifice for us.
. . . Our small struggle to set aside an indulgence reminded us
of all Jesus gave up to come to earth and die in our place.
And the end of the "fast" added an extra element to our Easter celebration.
Sharon Hinck
Choices
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The Easter Experience is meant to be just that: an experience.
An experience is not something we simply read or comprehend...
Maybe more accurately, an experience enters us. During the Easter
Experience we will feel . . . meet . . . enter the last few hours of Jesus'
natural life as well as the first few hours of His resurrected life.
City on a Hill, Easter Experience Participant's Guide
Positive
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The Easter earthquake invites us into a new creation: a creation
not ruled by what Paul calls "the principalities and powers" of this world
but ... the living expression of God's reign revealed in Jesus Christ ... In
this new creation, the tomb does not signal the end of Jesus' story
but the beginning of the reign of his love, grace, justice, and peace.
James A. Harnish, Easter Earthquake
Thanksgiving Poems
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Easter is too grand an occasion to be experienced adequately in a single
day. Our ancestors in the faith realized this and over a period
of time developed a season of preparation. We call that season Lent.
J. Ellsworth Kalas, Easter from the Back Side
Preparation
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We will give way no more to doubts and fears, but we will say to
one another, "He is risen indeed: therefore let our hearts be glad."
Charles Spurgeon, Twelve Sermons on the Resurrection
Doubt
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He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the
only man made, He would have done no less.
C. S. Lewis
Daily Inspiration
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Easter is about the hope of things that are happening on earth,
that more and more people will join us in heaven for eternity.
Everything connected with Easter is showing the reality of why
we have faith in the future, with optimism and hope for eternal
life with God in Heaven.
Steve Pease, The Easter Story
Optimistic
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