Six More Weeks of Winter During the children’s sermon on Easter Sunday morning at his new church, the pastor decided to see how much the children understood about Easter. As the group gathered together, he asked them to tell him just what Easter means. One little girl bravely raised her hand, and then told the pastor that Easter is when a giant bunny brings candy for children. The pastor smiled, trying to hide his disappointment with the answer. “Okay, how about another?�?he asked. Little Billy then added his thoughts, saying �?SPAN>Easter is when all the children color eggs and the adults hide the Easter eggs and let the children participate in an egg hunt.�?The pastor’s smile began to fade. But then, all the way in the back, little Sara humbly raised her hand. “Yes, Sara?�?the pastor said. And Sara began describing how Jesus carried the cross and then was crucified and then his body was put in a cave with a rock at the entrance. “Good so far,�?thought the pastor, but then Sara continued. “Then on Easter Sunday, the boulder magically rolled away from the cave, Jesus was resurrected and stepped out of the cave and saw his shadow. He then knew there would be six more weeks of winter.�?/FONT> |