Easter

This Easter was unlike any other Easter for me. It was the first Easter of my entire life that I did not attend the same church on Easter morning as my parents. To some, this may not seem like a big deal, but for me, it was. To be able to scan the auditorium and quickly go sit with my mom and dad, ahh...

So getting ready I was a little nervous and anxious...

In choir, we sang a special, "I Will Rise". It was SO powerful. There is one particular part in the song that actually gave me goosebumps while singing.

Worthy, worthy, worthy is the lamb.
Worthy, worthy, worthy is the lamb.
RISE. I WILL RISE. I WILL RISE...

To be able to worship God knowing that is truly is RISEN, there was nothing like it. God comforted me through singing and allowed me to have no distractions and truly just worship Him.

After church, we spent nearly four hours with my family, which was amazing. We were able to enjoy one another, which is what I thought I'd miss this year, but didn't.

Easter was different this year, but not a bad different, a good different, a new different. I do miss seeing my parents at church, but sometimes things happen in our lives that we may not understand, but God has a purpose...I realized a tiny part of His purpose of a tragic event in our lives through this Easter.

Matthew 27:50-53 (NASB)
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.