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Easter Short Stories
What is the meaning of Easter?
While the focus was once on Easter Sunday, now it is on the Easter Bunny. But Easter Sunday is much more than a day of colorful plastic eggs and chocolate bunnies; it is in fact a day that left the world forever changed.
It had been three days since Jesus had received the death penalty by popular vote. His friends and followers were devastated, as they had come to believe that He was not just an ordinary man, but the Son of God. He had performed miracles, healed every disease, and even brought a man back from the dead.
On that third day—the day we now celebrate as Easter Sunday—His friends went to His grave, but instead of finding His body, they found an open tomb with no body in it. In fact, what they saw was an angel who told them, “Don’t be afraid! I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He has been raised from the dead, just as He said it would happen” (Matthew 28:5, 6).
Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday; now He offers to you the gift of eternal life and forgiveness of sins. This is the true story of Easter, and this salvation is for you. GOD loves YOU!
MENGAPA YESUS MENGATAKAN AKAN MENAMPAKKAN DIRI DI GALILEA?
Menurut Kitab Suci, Yesus menampakkan diri kepada para murid-Nya di Ruangan Atas - tempat di mana Ia merayakan Perjamuan
Terakhir. Jika demikian, mengapa St. Matius Pengarang Injil menceritakan bahwa Yesus berkata, "Pergi dan katakanlah kepada
saudara-saudara-Ku, supaya mereka pergi ke Galilea. Di sanalah mereka akan melihat Aku."? Memang Yesus juga menampakkan diri
kepada para murid-Nya di Laut (atau danau) Galilea sesudahnya, tetapi ada suatu keterangan yang menarik mengapa Ia mengatakan
demikian.
Sebagian orang menganggap Bukit Zaitun sebagai "Galilea Kecil", karena dalam perjalanan ziarah tahunan ke Yerusalem, para
peziarah dari Galilea biasa menginap di sana. Nama itu bahkan juga digunakan untuk menyebut sebuah rumah yang menyediakan
ruangan bagi orang-orang Galilea untuk merayakan Paskah. Ruangan itulah yang digunakan Yesus pada Hari Kamis Putih.
sumber : Romo Richard Lonsdale; Catholic1 Publishing Company; www.catholic1.com
Dikutip dari YESAYA: www.indocell.net/yesaya
http://www.gsn-soeki.com/wouw/
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