It seems so easy, after so many years to think one knows all
there is to know about Easter. It is s easy to know what and how to contemplate
the blessing bestowed on us by the Father.
I awoke this morning hours before I needed to, unable to return to
sleep, rappelling back down through my own history. The theme of thought was primarily one of all
the times in life that I had chances and cause to forgive others for trespasses
against me and of all the times my actions begged for the forgiveness of
others. We Christians generally look at
Easter and the Resurrection simply as a pathway to salvation through grace. God is hardly one to do anything without the
presence of a life lesson or direction on how best to live our lives. Enclosed within the envelope of His Gift are
lessons to be learned by His example.
God loves us regardless of our failures, our inadequacies
and our outright lack of respect. He
showed us that in our inability to comply with the covenants between Him and His
chosen peoples, mankind would never make it into Heaven. The transformation of
law and edict into the pure example of His love in the act of forgiveness also
involves our honesty in admitting our failure and the humbleness required to
ask for forgiveness. The ability to accept
the Gift is another requirement. This
requires that we leave pride at the foot of Christ’s cross. We need to accept
His forgiveness. God has shown us
through example how we are to relate to our neighbors, not the emotion of love
but love as an action. How difficult it
would be for any of us to sacrifice our own child for the life of another
person, especially if it involved the horrendous tortures as endured in the
death of our Lord Jesus Christ.
It is through love of our neighbor, strangers, friends and
family that we need to grasp the ability to forgive. We are unable to live our lives in such a way
that we need not ask for our own forgiveness. We require that petition. We truly need to use the lessons of Easter. We
all require forgiveness and we are all asked to forgive others. God has shown us the extent to which pure
love will go for the action of love and the act of forgiveness.
If you need forgiveness ask. Give it before being asked. As the Father gave us example, be an example
to others.
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