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April 2015

Finding meaning in Easter Holidays.

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How many of us, for a moment this past weekend forgot the meaning of Easter holidays?.

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On Thursday last week on my way home from work, I was excited about two extra days away from work.  I thought about maybe fetching my cousins kids to spent weekend with us or maybe unroll the rugs that I never had chance to place on the floors.

It’s easy to forget that Easter isn’t just a time for hanging with family and friends, for the schools to be off, another chance to go on holiday or to indulge in Easter eggs.

Easter is about remembering Jesus Christ. Last week Friday was the remembrance day that Jesus died on a cross for you and me. Easter Sunday is a celebration of his resurrection from the dead three days later.

I quickly came to my senses on Thursday on my way home.  I realised that I will be spending Friday night at church and back to church on Sunday.  So I did not unroll my rugs neither did I pick my cousins kids.

We spent this Easter weekend together as Family.  In between church festivities we visited friends and we hosted friends.  The weekend was so peaceful and it was as I have imagined my adult life to be like.  I wanted a home where God is glorified, where the father of the house acknowledges that he can do everything through Christ.

I wanted to have a house where friends are welcomed and where we can sit on the table and share our journeys with Christ.

When we were feasting with friends we talked about how Jesus’ death and resurrection reminded us about why are we in this world and whether our lives have meaning or purpose.

I missed my Mom and my siblings a lot. Easter holidays without them is not complete.  Yet I felt like these holidays were literally “holy days”.  They set the coming days  in a new light, a new hope and the new beginnings.

I hope you enjoyed your holidays and found new meaning to your life.

Take care,
Nez