Happii Gud Friday!

So the easter season is here! Yay! The onli reason im half-happy is because i get a mini holiday =) In America u ppl go around searching for easter eggs rite...

Uhh... where'd that stupid tradition come from?

I dnt wanna sound disrespectful, but wats so fun i that?

Toiling in the sun.. lookin for eggs... >>> BOO!

Anywayz, in Jamaica, we dnt have much traditions for Easter, all we do is eat bun and cheese.. Yum *_*

I dnt realli like it to, cuz easter buns are sooooooooo sweet, however, other persons enjoy this time of year.. I guess its not for me tho -_-

Bun and Cheese ^.^

So, u tell me.. whats better? Eating delicious BUN AND CHEESE? OR Walking up and down in the sun all day with the kids lookin for stupid eggs.. just because the have sweets inside them. Isnt it easier to just forget tradition.. buy the sweets, n sit and eat 'em? You Americans are the ISH .. hehe

I hope every1 remembers y we celebrate Easter tho. To commemorate the death of Jesus Christ rite? To celebrate that he died for all our sins to be forgiven and that we can attain salvation from the Lord. It seems today, that ppl easily forget the real reasons for all our little holidays.. We should all have a little time throught this season to dedicate to God, just to show how much we love and respect him.

A Poem Written by Helen Dowd

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR EASTER?
by Helen Dowd

It is Easter, a time of rejoicing.
Do our thoughts turn to bonnets and spring?
Do our minds drift to sweet chocolate bunnies?
Or some cuddly, soft fuzzy thing?

Do we dream of a basket of goodies?
Or an egg-hunt in the neighbor’s back yard?
Do we think about fun family gatherings?
Or receiving a bright Easter card?

Or is Easter for sporting new clothing?
Or perhaps a new style for our hair?
Is it daffodils, tulips and lilies?
Or the smells of new life in the air?

But stop! What’s the reason for Easter?
Just what makes it a festive affair?
Was it not that Christ rose on that morning,
Giving meaning to life everywhere?

Christ is God. He descended from heaven
To live humbly on earth as a man.
He suffered, and died as a criminal,
To fulfill God’s redemtional plan.

Can we know of the depth of Christ’s suffering?
Can we fathom His anguish and pain?
’Twas for us He was tortured, forsaken,
Went to Hell, then ascended again.

What if Jesus had failed in His mission
To die for the sins of all men?
There would not be a reason for Easter.
There’d be nothing to celebrate then.

While we celebrate this Easter season,
Keep in mind this wee bit of advice:
Let’s take time on this happy occasion
To thank God for His Great Sacrifice.

* * *