Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone! It's great to celebrate that our Saviour and King Jesus Christ, is alive and not dead! I hope you have been spending time out in reflection, gratitude and thanksgiving during the last few days, remembering His sacrifice and great love and what this means for us now :)

More than the chocolates, Easter-egg hunts, hot cross buns, and even time out with family and friends, this weekend has been all about the sacrifice of love through the cross. What was a symbol of oppression in the Roman times, has now been giving new meaning: freedom for all humanity through the blood of Jesus! He who was fully God, yet fully man, was innocent and blameless when they crucified Him. All the pain and suffering He endured because of us.

I love the way the Message words arguably the most quoted Scripture verse (John 3:16):

This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.

Anyone and everyone can have life- life to the full on this earth and for all of eternity if we just believe in Him. No matter how grey your past was, through the light of the cross, all our sins have been forgiven and forgotten- this is how much He loves us and this is great news!

So SMILE! :) and whilst you're smiling at this good news, I challenge you to get the meaning of this message in your heart and Spirit, and not just in your mind :)

Have a blessed rest of the Easter weekend and Mid-semester Break!

~Eunice on behalf of the Universe Committee