Good Friday...

I'm always torn about the Easter season...

It's sad that Jesus had to go through the things that He had to suffer for our benefit. It's sad that people just can't seem to do the relationship thing very well. We aren't so good at relationships with each other, and worse at maintaining the relationship with God that we were created for. We are so bad at this that God had to give His only son to pay the cost of our sin, to suffer the separation from His Father, and bear on his shoulders all the ugly sins of my life...

It's great that God chose a plan to redeem me rather than leave me, or chose to uncreate the world (if you know what I mean...). So this season also brings me joy in that I know I'm LOVED by my God enough that He would do what ever it cost to give me the chance for this relationship with Him. He won't force it on me, but He will not abandon me either...

Happy Easter, the tomb is EMPTY!!! I'm redeemed.
-me