In the midst of all the bunnies and Easter baskets, it takes work to focus on Christ, the cross, and the resurrection. Can’t we call the former “Spring” happies and decor and leave the latter for Easter? It gets confusing, especially when teaching kids.
You may think it no big deal to set apart this time to think about Christ on the cross and rising from the grave. Shouldn’t we think about it all the time? Isn’t that why we have communion? Well, yes, but for lack of a better illustration, why should we celebrate anyone’s birthday? Shouldn’t we honor them or be kind to them more than once a year? It’s good to set a part a day or a season to reflect and celebrate. And Easter is a time to remember what Christ, our Savior, has done! It’s a time of deliberate, super-focused worship on what he accomplished.
Today, on Good Friday, I begin mourning. The agony in the garden. Judas. The soldiers. The crowd shouting, “Crucify him!” — the most humble and holy man who ever lived. How could we not grieve in remembering these things?
But then, we remember he had to die. He willingly went to the cross to save us. Now our sadness becomes joy.
Here are a few videos I found for my kids to watch that told the Easter story and the gospel well:
Good Friday
Good Friday
Good Friday
In the midst of all the bunnies and Easter baskets, it takes work to focus on Christ, the cross, and the resurrection. Can’t we call the former “Spring” happies and decor and leave the latter for Easter? It gets confusing, especially when teaching kids.
You may think it no big deal to set apart this time to think about Christ on the cross and rising from the grave. Shouldn’t we think about it all the time? Isn’t that why we have communion? Well, yes, but for lack of a better illustration, why should we celebrate anyone’s birthday? Shouldn’t we honor them or be kind to them more than once a year? It’s good to set a part a day or a season to reflect and celebrate. And Easter is a time to remember what Christ, our Savior, has done! It’s a time of deliberate, super-focused worship on what he accomplished.
Today, on Good Friday, I begin mourning. The agony in the garden. Judas. The soldiers. The crowd shouting, “Crucify him!” — the most humble and holy man who ever lived. How could we not grieve in remembering these things?
But then, we remember he had to die. He willingly went to the cross to save us. Now our sadness becomes joy.
Here are a few videos I found for my kids to watch that told the Easter story and the gospel well: