~How Beautiful~

I have missed posting on my blog. I wanted to post on Easter, but I had a full day, and unlike I used to, I went to bed when I was tired instead of trying to get a post in before midnight! I am making some small changes in my life that are making all the difference.

I knew it would be a wonderful Easter celebration when I left my home and the song, "How Beautiful" was just beginning. This is one of my favorite Twila Paris songs.

How Beautiful the hands that served
The Wine and the Bread and the sons of the earth
How beautiful the feet that walked
The long dusty road and the hill to the cross
How Beautiful, how beautiful,
how beautiful is the body of Christ

How Beautiful the heart that bled
That took all my sins and bore it instead
How beautiful the tender eyes
That choose to forgive and never despise
How beautiful, how beautiful,
how beautiful is the body of Christ

And as He lay down His life
We offer this sacrifice
That we will live just as He died
Willing to pay the price Willing to pay the price

How Beautiful the radiant bride
Who waits for her Groom with His light in her eyes
How Beautiful when humble hearts give
The fruit of pure love so that others may live
How beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful is the body of Christ

How beautiful the feet that bring
The sound of good news and the love of the King
How Beautiful the hands that serveThe wine and the bread and the sons of the EarthHow Beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful is the body of Christ

The morning was celebration was made complete by Buddy's sermon in which he discussed 5 different Longings we all have that are fulfilled related to Christ raising from the dead. This reminded me of my blog and birthed a desire in me to share this in my post. Buddy shared that we all have a Longing to Trust (1 Corinthians 15:14), a Longing for absolute truth (1 Corinthians 15:15-16), a Longing to be accepted (1 Corinthians 15:17), a Longing to live forever (1 Corinthians 15:18), and a Longing to Live Lives that Truly Matter (1 Corinthians 15:19). This message reminded me once again how all of our longings our fulfilled in Him who overcame death and the world.

I then had lunch with the fam at the Marriott and enjoyed their shrimp cocktail and the best German Chocolate Cake I've ever had. After lunch, my joy was made even fuller when my Moo(nickname for my niece Amanda) asked me to come and watch The Chronicles of Narnia with her. I enjoyed this with a little yorkier curled up on me and my niece beside me on the sofa asking me different questions she had about the symbolism in the movie. She had received this in her Easter basket. I wasn't going to go over to my sister's house to watch this with her because of much housework needing to be done, but then I was convicted and reminded that this was a Holy day and these are the moments that truly matter....my dirty house can wait.

After the movie I met a couple friends for flying kites. It was fun to take my shoes off in the grass and fly a kite in my Easter clothes. I felt like a little girl for a few brief moments! My good friend Scott picked out a Care Bears kite for me. The evening ended by sitting outside in the cool evening and enjoying more shrimp at my fav Cajun Steamer(this was a shrimp filled Easter!). I love to sit outside in the evenings in Alabama. Good night and I hope you all had a special memory from this Easter.