Yesterday....Today

   Easter was a great day. People were dressed up, smiling, and all was right with the world. Death had been defeated, and hope was on the throne.

   Churches were full, families were together...let the celebrations begin and continue all the day on.

   But then I got up this morning thinking about the things I had on my schedule for today, and the thought hit me.."Will my life be any different today because of what I celebrated yesterday?"

   I am tempted to ask, as I see double the crowds coming into church on Easter, will it really make any difference to a lot of these folk on Monday, that Christ is actually risen. Then I realize that it is not those people that I need to be concerned about on this issue, will it make any real difference to me?

   I am playing in a fund raising golf event this afternoon. Will the others around me see me in the light of the resurrection? Will the meaning of Easter carry over into the world of my activities on a daily basis, or will I just pack up the Easter narrative with the plastic eggs and wait to get it out again next Spring?

   Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I have contemplated the true meaning of Easter again this morning, now let me live in the light of it all day long, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.........

   Thank you God for Easter. May it live in my life today.