Just finishing a great Easter Day. Kids found baskets from the Bunny, went to church with the family, had a great ham dinner, staged an Easter Egg hunt for the kids, then did peep s'mores around a campfire.
Here are some shots from the hunt. There are 3 eggs hidden in this picture.
There are 2 in this picture. Can you spot them?
But I'm closing out the day thinking about what this day is really about, by way of an excellent doom metal song. In case you can't quite pick out the lyrics, I've included them below. This is what today is really about to me.
At the dawning of the second morning
From the execution day
Women approached the private sepulchre Where the dead Messiah lay
They queried amongst themselves
As to who would roll the stone away
But then when they looked up they saw
That providence held sway
On entering the sepulchre
Where the Son of God had lain
There were strips of cloth, garments of death,
But no bodily remains
The angel questioned
"Why seek the living among the dead?
He is not here, He is risen
Just as He had said."
They killed the author of life
But God has raised Him from death
He was not abandoned to the grave,
Nor did His body see decay
After He had died
He rose from the grave
Untombed
Now it came to pass as two men
Walked along Emmaus road
The risen Himself drew near to them,
Was invited to their abode
And it came to pass as He reclined with them
He broke bread as day found night
Their eyes were opened and they knew Him well
Then He vanished from their sight
Whilst the disciples assembled behind locked doors
Because they feared the Jews
The risen Christ stood in their midst
And He uttered "Peace to you."
Filled with fear they trembled
Thinking Him to be a ghost
But they clearly saw
That He was flesh and bone
Killed was the author of life
But God has raised Him from death
He was not abandoned to the grave,
Nor did His body see decay
After He had died
He rose from the grave
Untombed
(Forty days later)
Then as He was speaking
Before the eleven
He raised His hands in blessing
And ascended to Heaven
Where He is seated
At the right hand of God