As we reflect on Good Friday and remember it as the day Christ died we should understand that it was the day he gave his life. Not just as an example of sacrifice or as a martyr. But as a gift. Throughout history there have been people who gave their life for a cause they believed in. But in Christ, he gave his life and took it up again. He has shown us life is more than breath in a body. Life is the essence of who we are. It comes from God. Christ gave us his life. His life and Presence lives inside us. We can live from this wonderful gift and resource. His life, and Spirit inspires us, teaches us, directs us, transforms us, propels us and enables us to live in Love as God does. This presence of Christ himself that lives within us is that part that helps us rise above the human nature and enables us to be what we were originally created to be....Sons and Daughters of God.
It does not matter who you are or where you have been. This is Christ's gift to you. It is a finished work. Our faith is based on what Christ has done! Our experience of this gift depends on what we do. Will we accept and live from an awareness of Christ in us our Hope of Glory? Our quality of life depends on it!
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