Easter Sunday Devotion

Alleluia!

Christ is Risen!

Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds: praise him according to his surpassing greatness!

Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!

Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! PRAISE THE LORD! (Psalm 150)

The tomb is empty. He is not here. He is risen. Great joy and amazement fill those who see and hear!!!!!!!

And so we today are full of praise and wonder, great joy and astonishment, as we relive that Easter morning, so long ago.

Our daughter was just five years old, when she brought the little box to her daddy, wrapped as only a five year old can, in pink tissue paper. It was her present to him for his birthday.

When her daddy opened it and there was nothing in it, he laughed and said “Thanks for nothing sweety.”

She was crushed, and with tears in her eyes, she explained that the box was not empty. It was full of her kisses she had blown in the box. It was filled with her love to the very top, just for her daddy.

Her daddy never forgot about her box, so full of kisses and love. It is still in his dresser drawer today, twenty-five years later.

The tomb is empty, but the love – that love that God has for each and everyone of us – is so amazing, so astonishing, that we are filled to the very brim with joy and praise and wonder on this Easter morning. We will never forget what Christ has done for us.

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! PRAISE THE LORD! Amen.

Suzanne Ellis