The evening began with an outdoor egg-hunting contest. Those who encountered the golden eggs participated in a Peep marshmallow-eating contest. It was a close call between Thomas and Ashley. It was Ashley’s very first time at club and a great way to break her in to how things are done. I asked her three times if she wanted to eat the Peeps and she gave a hearty, Yes! Yes! Yes!
We later spent some time talking about family Easter traditions; some hunt eggs while others boil eggs in onionskins to dye the them brown, and still others fill eggs with confetti to later crack them on a loved one’s head. Olay! It was certainly grand to hear a variety of cultural traditions that we might not otherwise been aware of!
Tim led a hilarious Easter bunny carrot eating game. Carrots were tied to strings that were held by partners. The Easter bunnies had to eat the carrots, and the first bunny to down the carrot was the one and only, true Easter bunny.
The song Amazing Grace led beautifully into the talk tonight, which was about the resurrection of Jesus, and how God desires to turn our grief into joy. He revealed this to us through Jesus’ interaction with Mary Magdalene at the tomb, the tomb where that very day he had laid dead and crucified. Jesus met Mary at her deepest point of grief and called her name, immediately her grief turned into joy. Jesus is returning to the Father and preparing a place for those who believe. Although we still live in a world full of grief, pain, death, and sorrow, we can, live a life filled with joy, for our hope is in the Lord.
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