I hope that you will have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends. While you're enjoying the chocolate filled candies and gaily decorated Easter eggs, I hope you'll give a few minutes of thought to what occurred some 2,000 years ago. That is, the death, burial and resurrection of our savior, Jesus Christ.
Easter is a time of remembrance and a time of hope.
It is also a very special time to give thanks for the gift of eternal life. I'll be saying a special prayer of thanks this weekend, and I hope you'll join me in expressing your own thanks to the one who died that we might live. I hope that you will also place our military men and women who are being detained in China on your prayer list. I know their families are concerned about their safety. I couldn't agree more.