It’s almost Easter – crisp autumn mornings, the smell of oven-warmed hot cross buns, brightly wrapped chocolate eggs, a well-earned rest from work and time to visit a favourite camping spot. While this is often what people think the holiday period is all about, there is a deeper reason to celebrate Easter, and it’s good for your health.
Celebrate Easter
Last year at Easter-time, I met a normally happy friend in the local supermarket. She looked down-in-the-dumps. When I asked her why, she said, “Oh, nothing really. I just get so depressed at this time of year. It’s sad – a good man dying on a cross!”
I gave her a hug, and reminded her that the Easter story is not all doom-and-gloom. It does have a happy ending – one that has encouraged and inspired many people to go on and live a long and active life.
The word Easter is akin to the Latin word aurora, which means dawn. It’s a reminder of a new beginning – a starting afresh, a renewal in thinking. The dawn of each new day is cause for celebration – a looking forward, an anticipation of good things ahead. There is no death-induced end to the dawning of helpful, positive ideas or expectations of living a happy, health-filled life. As the sun comes up every morning, so our thoughts and actions can be invigorated, refreshed, and uplifted on a daily basis. This can lead to a greater sense of happiness and wellbeing.
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– Celebrate Easter’s powerful message of hope in the continuity of good health and a fulfilling life. Be encouraged, inspired, and optimistic each morning.
– Liberate your thinking. Fill it with gladness, not sadness, all year round. Be grateful for the good things you have – such as loving people in your life.
– Warm to this promise. “…the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.” – that is, you will be joyful, energetic, full of health. (The Bible, Malachi 4:2.)
– Allow the rays of Truth’s sunlight to invigorate your thinking and raise you out of unhappiness and ill health. Rise to a higher, brighter, state of mind, and in so doing find your life improving.
– This Easter, embrace the dawning light that crowned one remarkable man’s triumphant victory over cross and grave, and whose legacy of healing shows the way to a purpose-filled, healthy life.
I’m a professional Christian Science Practitioner and Teacher. Through my prayer-based practice, I help people find happiness, health and healing.
Thank you, a lovely message for Easter.
Thanks Pauline for leaving your comment. Glad you liked the idea of Easter being good for your health. Have a happy Easter. Celebrate it’s message of hope for a happy, healthy life.
Dear Beverly. With the glorious sunshine streaming in from my window I have just read your Easter message. Loved Mal. 4. What a way to approach every day, not just at Easter. Have a joyous Easter to you and yours. Thank you Beverly. With love Yvonne
Thank you Yvonne for your joyous comment. This is a special time to celebrate the story of a triumphant victory over cross and grave. For those who believe the Easter message, there is a legacy of healing that shows the way to a purpose-filled, healthy life. Have a joy-filled Easter yourself Yvonne. Enjoy the sunshine. Love to you too.
Thanks Beverly, what a joyous way to celebrate Easter. If we can all sing of Easter gladness throughout the year, healing must follow. Love to you and David
Thank you Val for your comment and loving wishes. Easter is a time to remember and celebrate its powerful message that leads to a health-filled, happy life for everyone, every day. It’s something to sing about and be glad now and always. Have a truly happy Easter.
I become very emotional during the lead up to Easter when we sing at church about Jesus being crucified – I tearfully take in the whole picture, especially on Good Friday. But it is the story with a happy ending. We acknowledge Jesus as our Savior and that he died on the cross for our sins but then there’s the resurrection. Can you imagine the jubilation when it was discovered by all who loved him that he was alive once again. Since that very day life has never been the same – we must celebrate and not be sad on Easter Sunday..
Thank you Colleen for your comment. Easter is cause for rejoicing and being glad each and every day that everyone can live a long and healthy life through Christ Jesus’ triumphant victory over cross and grave. His legacy of healing shows the way. Have a blessed, joy-filled Easter.
I really appreciate your Easter article. My granddaughter called Aurora whom I thought, along with her parents, would be coming to live near me, are now not doing so. Thinking about what you wrote and Aurora meaning “dawn” and the beginning of new ideas, new days, looking forward, etc. has helped me a lot. I felt SO sad and miserable at first. Then I read your Easter article and it was as if the light of the new day shone on my consciousness. I sent them a few sentences from it as well and they loved it. They do believe that God has their right place waiting for them. Anyway, thanks again so much.
Thank you Diane for sharing your comment. Fancy your granddaughter being called Aurora – how lovely. I am glad that my Easter piece was helpful to you and that you feel happy again. There is a way forward for your family – a new idea of home that is already prepared for them. Have a joy-filled Easter with the promise of good things to come for you and yours.