EASTER - An Acronym to Remind Us about the Meaning of Easter

EASTER

What do you think of when you hear or see the word Easter?

You probably would include
Cross
Tomb
Angels
Disciples
Mary & Mary & Mary
or
bunnies
eggs
baskets
springtime

Here is another way to:

remind us of Easter

and 

what Easter should mean to us

and 

how we can share the Love of God to others at Easter Time

and

who Easter is for

Let's consider an Acronym of the word 

1.  E is for Everyone

Romans 3 v 23:  For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

2. A is for Anyone

John 3 v 16:  For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son so that whosoever believes on His name shall be saved.

3. S is for Salvation

Acts 16 v 31:  Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.

4. T is for Today

Hebrews 13 v 8:  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever

5. E is for Everlasting Life

John 6 v 47:  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

6. R is for Resurrection

John 11 v 25:  Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life.

At Easter Time we learn exactly why we can have faith in God.

No-one has lived a perfect life except Jesus.
No-one is good enough to be in the presence of God.

But God still loves everyone so much that He provided a way for us to be with Him.
He sent Jesus to die for our sin, to be our Saviour.

Anyone means You, personally You, no matter who You are or what You have done.
Jesus died on the cross for You and He wants You to trust in Him and You will be saved.
This is a personal promise for You from the Saviour.

God wants us to trust in Him today and because He never changes He will forever keep His promises.
Jesus also never changes so today He is STILL the Saviour of the World.

He wants to be your personal Saviour.

On Easter Sunday we celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus, the day when Jesus rose from the dead and He is Alive forevermore.

Jesus is a living Saviour.

So

 is all about the fact that...

"JESUS  LIVES”

 and 

that is the Good News

of

Salvation Today

to

Everyone, Anyone, 

because

Jesus died

but

then

there was the

Resurrection

bringing

Good News

of

Everlasting Life

to

ALL  WHO  BELIEVE  IN  HIM

There is a similar post on this blog using the same acronym with free downloads for you to use as a presentation with Children - EASTER Letters

A variety of other Easter related posts and Free Printables can be found on our  EASTER PAGE

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I Love Northern Ireland - Travel

I was born in Northern Ireland.


I have lived there for most of my life with a break from 1992-95 when we lived in Delaware, USA and another one from 2004 -2010 when we lived in Tervuren, Belgium.

First I lived in Londonderry in the North West of Northern Ireland and then after I got married we lived in Drumahoe which is a village just outside Londonderry.

When we returned from The US we went back to our house in Drumahoe but when we returned from Belgium it was time to move to a location from which it was easier for my husband to get to the airports to travel for his work so we chose a house in Banbridge, a town just off the A1 which is the road from Belfast to Dublin.

 Northern Ireland is part of the UK 

though many people throughout the world get confused and think that all of Ireland is one country because it is one island.

It is rather like Spain and Portugal which are two different countries sharing the one large Peninsula of land in Europe.


Or maybe think of The US and Canada?




The people of Northern Ireland are some of the friendliest people in the world and are definitely known for their hospitality.




Northern Ireland has so many beautiful places to experience.

Northern Ireland is the home of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World:


The Giants Causeway

Wikipedia.org

Other great features are:



The Historical Walls of Londonderry


My home city for many years.

Wikipedia.org

The Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge

Along the beautiful North Coast

Wikipedia.org

The Mountains of Mourne

The beautiful scenery close to where we now live.

Wikipedia.org

The Lakes in Fermanagh

In the South West of Northern Ireland.

Wikipedia.org

I have always loved Northern Ireland and will claim (rightly) that we have fantastic large beaches of fine sand, even though we do not have the warm weather for others to come and visit and fully appreciate them.

DiscoverNorthernIreland.com

If you have never been to Northern Ireland it is well worth a visit of much more than a couple of days.

Yes I have met people who decide to visit "Ireland" so travel from the US or Europe or Canada to Dublin in Eire / Republic of Ireland and spend almost 2 weeks there and then think they can go "up north" for a couple of days (or for one day as one family of 4 expressed this desire to me after a late breakfast in a hotel in the south end of Eire - I still shake my head at this one) and take in the beautiful places we have here but then are surprised that there is too much to do in just so little time.

Other Posts about Northern Ireland can be found at 

Northern Ireland Section in Travel

St. Patrick

Psalm 34 v 1-4 Free Word Search Puzzles - Coffee & Conversation

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St. Patrick's Burial Site

A frequently asked question regarding St. Patrick is 

"Where is the Burial Place of St. Patrick?"

The answer is in the beautiful country of Northern Ireland

I want to take you to County Down where there is a town called Downpatrick and there you will find a quiet cemetery, the graveyard of the local Cathedral.

As we approached the church from the town we parked and walked up a short road which gives a great view of the entrance of the cathedral.

The day we went there was a lovely mild weather day but it was late in the afternoon hence the duller photo.

As you walk on around the left side of the cathedral you come to the tall tower at the end.

Here we saw the wooden sign telling us it is the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity but more commonly called Down Cathedral as the web page address shows

I remembered having been there many many years ago but had forgotten how struck I would be by the simple grave which was covered by a large memorial stone in 1900

We wondered around a little but mostly stood beside the grave.

It seemed rather surreal that this could be the burial place of such a famous person from so long ago.

In 1985 a plaque was added which gave a little information about St. Patrick but more importantly explained that this gravesite also fulfilled a specific prophecy because it held 2 other Saints from many years before - St Brigid and St Columba  

Anyone who has read my about me page or some of my family story posts will know that I was born in Londonderry so this information about the burial site was very interesting to me as St. Columb's Cathedral is well known there.

 

In the first picture of the grave stone and plaque you would not really notice that there is a symbol and a name marked out in the stone.

You will be able to see them in this picture below - a cross and part of the name Patrick.

We took some more time to wander around and admire the church building from the outside.   

Lots of little spire adornments on the roof.

  I think this last picture of the side of the cathedral helps to show you the calmness and quietness of the site during our visit as the sun was starting to get much lower in the sky.

The town of Downpatrick is also not a large significant place and not a city like Londonderry and Armagh (also in Northern Ireland) which have beautiful well-known cathedrals. 

The last time we had been in Downpatrick was for the 

St Patrick's Day Parade in 2015 but we had not taken time to stay on after the parade to do any sightseeing.

Other Posts related to St. Patrick and Northern Ireland can be found on our

 St. Patrick Page