Christ’s Sacrifice for a Grieving Mother

Of all of the Easters I’ve ever experienced, this is the year that I treasure the meaning of Easter the most.  I’ve always been a Christian but it’s no surprise that my faith in our Savior has grown this year by exponential amounts.  And this year, I appreciate His sacrifice so much more than I ever have.  This year, I have a different view of what He did for me and you. 

The first thing that makes this year different is from a far off distance, I feel like I can empathize with God.  We now have something in common-we’ve both lost a son.  My mama heart hurts so much from the loss of Simon.  And I know that Simon left his earthly life while he was cradled in my womb.  He felt no pain while he passed from this life into the next and he never had to experience the pain this world has to offer.  God, however, gave His son, knowing full well what was going to happen to him.  He was going to be ridiculed, mocked, doubted, beaten, spit on, and ultimately nails were driven through his hands and feet as He was nailed to His cross.  Christ suffered the pain for us.  He cried out to His Father on the cross, “My God, My God, Why have your forsaken me?”  I can’t imagine a love so intense that you would give your only son to suffer the fate Christ did.  All so you and I could live, long after this life. 
The second thing that makes this Easter even more of a celebration is that because of Christ’s sacrifice I get to meet my son someday.  I also know that Simon is living in Heaven, free of pain and basking in all of its glory and beauty.  Because of Christ, my son lives.  Because of Christ, sinners like you and I have the hope of experiencing a glorious, eternal life someday.  

So this year, Easter is so much more for me.  It’s the hope I have even more for the future.  It’s the promise that Christ has something great for me, Simon and the rest of my family.  It’s the promise of Amazing Grace.  He lived and died so that we could live for eternity.  

Hallelujah! Christ has Risen!

Happy Easter!

"Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.'" John 11:25-26