Happy Easter weekend to y'all. Today is a special day of life here at the Wolff household – this morning one of our Siberian cats is giving birth to kittens. Three kittens are born so far. And mother cat and kittens are doing well. She chose an unusual birthing spot though. We just purchased a set of new Parade of Homes chair and couches which we put in our family room. One of the couches had a small tear in the bottom of it, and this cat crawled up into that rip, and gave birth to the first two kittens in the bottom of the couch while we were sleeping. Funny, funny, funny cats.
I am feeling especially blessed this Easter season. Work is going well. I have good health (see the March 13th post on the healing of my MRSA that took place on March 7th). And my family is doing well – and there is the hope of better health for my beautiful bride, who may have stomach by-pass surgery sometime in the next couple weeks. Peace and hope are good things to have, especially during the spring like weather that we have been having. And the Twins are playing at their new Target Field!
Which brings me to Easter. My thought this Easter weekend, is first to make sure that all know that Easter is a celebration of Jesus' Resurrection from His death by Crucifixion. On Pastor Tom Brock's local radio show this morning, he quoted a recent poll that shows that 42% of Americans do not know that Easter is about Jesus' Resurrection. It seems so obvious to me that Easter is about the celebration and remembrance of Jesus' Resurrection. And so, this is a disappointing statistic, showing the failure of the Church's mission in our country. So join with me to proclaim to others Jesus' Resurrection this Easter weekend.
Finally, my challenge to you to this Easter – will you join me in asking God what is there in our lives with which God is not happy. And then sit and listen. I once had a Pastor preach that if we want to hear from God, we should ask this question of God, and see if the opening scene of Star Wars appears. He said that if we are open to really hear of the sins in our lives, a long scroll, like the one used in Star Wars' opening scene, will just keep rolling for as long as we care to listen. I think this is a wonderful description reminding us of our sinfulness before a Holy God, and to also grow in our appreciation for the payment of these sins in the sacrifice by Jesus' death on the Cross. Thank You Jesus for redeeming me through your death, and providing me with new life, through Your Resurrection on Easter morning some 2,000 years ago.
Happy Easter everyone! Celebrate our Lord's Resurrection, He has defeated the grave!
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