What Easter is all about...

We used our own natural egg dyes from this website. I loved how the colors turned out!

While I love fluffy bunnies, candy filled eggs and dying easter eggs pretty colors that is not what the essence of Easter is about. Easter is quickly becoming one of my favorite holidays because of what it represents...Jesus not only dying for us, but overcoming death to show us that we are his and that we are treasured. Just typing that overwhelms me.

The message at church this week hit straight through to my heart. It was as you could predict, about the events leading up to the death and resurrection of Jesus. My Pastor focused on the pivotal event that caused the high priests to get jealous and want to kill Jesus...the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Even though Jesus was being hunted he still went back to visit his friends where they gave a feast in his honor. Mary was so happy that her brother Lazarus was restored to her that she wanted to DO something for Jesus in return. So she poured out her expensive oil on his feet...She humbled herself and gave him her most prized possession. 

Jesus has done even more for us than he did for Mary...we were the ones dead in our sins who got resurrected. And how am I choosing to pour out my love to him? This week take some time to really think about the one who gave it all for you because that my friends is what Easter is all about. An undeserved gift...

"Like oil upon your feet,
 like wine for you to drink,
like water from my heart,
I pour my love on you.
If praise is like perfume,
I'll lavish mine on you
til every drop is gone
I'll pour my love on you"