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Easter, Death and Resurrection

by Gwenyth Frear
05/05/18
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    What do we think about at Easter time? Bunnies and Easter eggs? Let me tell you a story…….

     Once upon a time, there was a green grub that slowly and steadily munched its way through all the leaves it could find. It got bigger and bigger and gradually felt lazier and   lazier. One day it felt like going to sleep but thought it had better try to keep eating just a little bit more. But it  couldn’t  make it. All it wanted to do was to crawl into a dark corner and go to sleep.So it made itself a cotton blanket that it wound round and round itself. It snuggled down into this and thought that this was the end of the world for it. It was so comfortable. It went sound asleep and didn't know anything for  several weeks.                                           
      One day, the bundle that was the caterpillar started to wiggle. It had changed colour too. It kept giving heaves and jiggling until its blanket began to split. Then the rip got bigger and longer until a new creature could be seen inside. This one had long wrinkly wings that were all  squashed up inside the bundle. Slowly the wings were stretched out and they began to gleam in the bright sun. The creature’s head came up and its eyes opened. It gave a little flutter  with its new wings, and then wiggled them some more. Soon it dried off and as it stretched itself on the  branch where it had been for so long, everyone could see a brand new butterfly. The old blanket was no more use and had  fallen onto the ground. A  little  breeze  blew  softly, and  the  butterfly  teetered  on  the  edge  of  its branch and gave a few flaps with its wings. Then a stronger wind blew and it stretched its wings and flew off up into the sky, starting a whole new life. It  had clean forgotten its  old life as a caterpillar.

    This is what Easter is all about. The Lord Jesus had been living on earth doing all sorts of good things for people. But there were some men who didn't like Him…. they were jealous of Him.  One day some wicked men took Him and killed Him and He died. People thought they had got rid of Him. But He was just like the caterpillar that went to sleep in its blanket.                                                               After three days, He came back to life again, but this time He was different. His friends could still see Him and talk to Him, but He could vanish out of their sight, and suddenly appear at their elbow unexpectedly. One day, He went up into heaven while they were watching Him, and it was left to them to carry on His work on earth. They found that He was still with them, even though they couldn’t see Him. They could still talk to Him too…. we call that praying.

We can pray to Him today too, and He will help us to do His work. If He hadn’t come back different like the butterfly, He wouldn’t be able to be still with His people  today like He is. 

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