That word brings a lift to my heart. After a long and somewhat bitterly cold winter, it is time to resurrect the old and watch with a light heart the changes occurring all around you. Some change is good. You reflect on the many blessings you have been given. You realize that God didn't have to send his son to die in our place. Instead he could have ignored us completely and left us as "dead" and "buried" in our sins. So you resurrect the old songs, reminding you of that long ago day when the sky turned black as sackcloth. You can't forget. Sometimes you would like to forget. Sometimes when it feels as if the whole world is weighing on your shoulder, you want to hang it up.
You don't. Instead you embrace the blessings the Lord has given you. You move past the anger and disappointment in your fellow man. You forgive them, as the Lord has so graciously forgiven you. You know you don't deserve his forgiveness and love. He gives both freely. The only cost is your life.
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