Happy Easter

eggs everywhere ...

Happy Easter Saturday, the day of neighborhood Easter Eggs hunts,
lots of found eggs, and some lost eggs (that get found when
someone's nose finds them days later), and a time families choose
the bright colors that let them celebrate the pure joy of Easter
Sunday, a day or renewal.

Tomorrow morning many children wake up to discover the Easter
Bunny has left them baskets of candy and has also hidden the eggs
they decorated earlier that week. Some families will let the
kids have a piece of candy or two before church while others have
them set everything aside for later in the day.

But the kids can't wait so they almost always find the eggs before
church, and then ask mom and dad to hide them again ....

Did you ever wonder how the Easter Bunny and eggs came together;
after all, bunnies don't lay eggs.

Well, the custom of the Easter Egg began because children
believed hares laid eggs in the grass.

The Romans believed "All life comes from an egg." And since rabbits
have frequent multiple births the rabbits became of symbol of
fertility.

Some Christians consider eggs to be "the seed of life" so they are
symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

So the bunnies and the eggs are forever linked as harbingers of
the premier day of hope, the day Christ rose from the dead, Easter
morning.

Much of America, and virtually all the media, are now so wrapped up
in the secular, anti-religious way of life (Public schools have
spring break but not Easter break) you will find it difficult to
hear or read of the true meaning of Easter from anyone other than
family and your church.

But especially for those of us who work from home, a sense of
renewal, of optimism is necessary every day of the week. Therefore,
we think it makes sense to accept the spirit of Easter, no matter
your religious or other inclinations, and give yourself a moment of
renewed enthusiasm for life, for your work and for how you will
live your life when you are financially secure.

But it's good to keep Good Friday in mind and remember it took
tremendous sacrifice to attain the joy of Easter Sunday, and
sacrifice can lead to joy if you just let it.

Now don't forget where you hid the eggs ...

In God We Trust,

Adam Johnson

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