The fifty days following Easter are called Eastertide. During these days Christians celebrate Easter. One of the ways we do that is to keep our spirits connected to the joy of the resurrection. It takes about fifty days to take in the wonder of God’s recreating work through the cross and the empty tomb of Christ. Even though Easter was a little early this year, some of us still have definite glimpses of spring to brighten the season. I was out of town for a couple of days, and it was as if spring fast- forwarded, transforming most of the trees to that brilliant poppy green. Once barren trees first budded with flowers, and now leaves too numerous to count fill all the branches. We are still in transition here in Dallas, but you can’t help but feel joy on a warm sunny spring day. ...
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