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a divine resurrection that has been
created by the Father in Heaven
And when we realize that we are
members of this divine plan, Moth
ing can get us down For the Chris
tian comes to know that all hope is
in God. The earth in all its album
dance cannot wholly satisfy. 1t is
only God that can from the dark
shadows of death on the cross lift
us to the light of the Easter joy
Christ's conquest of the grave
puts deep and abiding meaning in
to the Christians faith. that whe-
ther in life or death. our souls are
in Code keeping. This ought to
mean for us all. not merely comfort.
but the power to live. while life
lasts. with hope and courage.
To-day shalt thou be with me in
Paradise"
Examples for Our Lives
And not only does Easter bring
meaning into our lives by hope but
also by Christ's example.
God at Easter through His Sons
resurrection showed us by example
| what our future would be like If it
wasn't for Easter we would know
nothing about the future life No
one has returned except Christ Je-
sus.
And as Jesus returned to His dis
ciples after His resurrection, unre-
strained and free with every bit of
his divine personality preserved. He
promised them that, I'm my Fa-
theirs house are many mansions"
There is another translation that
reads, In my Fathers house are
lmany stations" The word sta
| tons" implies progress.
What meaning for our lives
words cannot express in the light of
that promise for adventurous and
abundant living Jesus by example
offered a place in Paradise which
shall be the prolonging of the work
| begun here on a higher plane. It's
as Ian Maclaren wrote, Heaven is
not a Trappist' Monastery, neither
Is 1t retirement on a pension. No,
it is a land of continual progress"
This example of our future life
will bring meaning only as we work
and live today on earth as servants
of God. Robert Browning put 1t
well: Make all the strokes you
can while you are here and leave
the event in the hand of God"
To-day shalt thou be with me in
Paradise"
Another Chance for Our Lives
And not only does Easter bring
meaning into our lives by hope and
by Christ's example but also by gil
wing us another chance.
When Jesus made that promise
of eternal life from the Cross, To
day shalt thou be with me in Para
disc, he was making that promise
to one of the robbers that hung next
TO him on an adjoining cross. But
in all honesty and sincerity. Jesus
was speaking to you and me.
To all mankind
| Christ was speaking to men in all
their sinfulness and selfishness-To
you and me amid our mistakes and
failures and Wrong-doingS. Mind
YOU He was, amid all this, still Of
fering us a place in paradise with
Him.
No wonder that the Easter pro-
mise has so much meaning for our
lies today Today that was so
black and dreary need not overtake
us for there is tomorrow according
to Easter We have been given an
d other chance. Only a loving and
forgiving Father would do that.
Il And when we catch a glimpse Of
this Easter story. we cannot help
feeling humbled and obligated at
the immensely of Gods love, which
= went so far as to sacrifice His only
: Son for us, that we would have an
other chance.
S William r. Cannon in The Re-
= deemer" tells of what I am trying
;, to say as he described the expert
t ence of Martin Luther, the father
of the Reformation 1t was Wher
e Martin Luther was kneeling IL
? prayer and as he lifted his eyes anC
began to gaze upon the crucifix. i
: seemed that his saviour hung be
J. fore him and he once again. hk
J. John, was witnessing the agonizinl
: experience of Christ's martyrdom
II Luther rose and with great emotion
exclaimed, For mel For mel"
: Young people, We are not on
y own. We were bought with
ID price May we live today worthy o
1t such a promise that To-day shall
1t thou be with me in Paradise"