Easter

This year, I spent Easter in the Swiss Alps.

Adrienne and Scott and I, along with 2 SINTers (Erin and Katie) from Rome all packed into Scott's car and drove the 2.5 hours to Grindelwald, Switzerland.
Grindelwald is just past Interlaken

and close to Lauterbrunnen...

two places I have wanted to see for a very long time. It was beautiful. The kind of beauty that elicits a response of awe.

On Easter Sunday we hiked up into the foothills of the Jungfrau region of the Alps. Scott read from Luke 24, then we shared and then we took prayed and then we took communion and then we sang Amazing Grace. It was a really powerful experience. the green valley below and the magnificent mountains surrounding us. And thinking on what Jesus did for us on the cross.

I was struck with something new in the Easter story this year... I was struck with the fact that the women remembered Jesus' words after the Angel reminded them of what He had said about his death, burial and resurrection. Why is it that we so easily forget what God has said? Why did it only take one weekend for Jesus' disciples to forget that He said He would rise again. They went into complete mourning and did not have eager anticipation! I want to live in eager anticipation of what God has promised! He is faithful!

I also noted that the men did not listen to the women who came to tell them about the empty tomb because their words were foolish... silly disciples... :-)

It was a good Easter... even though I did miss my family.