Today several of our playgroup Mums and preschoolers meet in my home, and we talked about the Easter story and how The Bible is God's love letter to each one of us.
We searched inside our tiny Easter eggs for hidden clues to the Easter story; and we found a cross, three nails and a stone. These items remind us that the Bible says Jesus died on the cross for you and me. The rest of our Easter eggs were empty; reminding us that Jesus rose again. It's like a little chick that hatches from it's shell ... it's no longer inside the egg - the shell is empty, and the chick is alive!
Félix, one of our Shining Stars, volunteered to be wrapped like a mummy, (using a roll of toilet paper to symbolise the grave clothes of Jesus). On Easter morning Jesus rose from the dead and He went to see his disciples and told them to tell people all over the world about him. He told them He was going to Heaven.
As a young girl I remember listening to stories from the Bible and being captivated that God SO loved the world that He sent His only Son, Jesus, into the world to die on the cross in order that everyone who believes in Him would receive Eternal Life (from the book of John, Chapter 3 verse 16). As an adult I am even more captivated knowing that Jesus lived and died 2,000 years ago, and that He came not to condemn but to save which gives us hope.
I hope this Easter will hold a special blessing from the Cross of Jesus for you and your family.
Sheryl
