The Waiting is Over - Jesus is Alive!

So what does Easter Day mean to you?
Easter bunnies?
Chocolate eggs?
A chance to meet with family?
An end to your 40 days of deprivation?
Counting the number of Alleluias in a service? (my husband used to do this many years ago!)
Nothing?

Sadly for many people the answer will probably be "chocolate eggs" and "nothing" - but as Christians we love to proclaim:
HE IS RISEN!
and the response:
HE IS RISEN INDEED!

The song by Noel Richards says it all He Has Risen!

He has risen, he has risen,
He has risen, Jesus is alive.

When the life flowed from His body,
Seemed like Jesus' mission failed,
But His sacrifice accomplished,
Vict'ry over sin and hell.

In the grave God did not leave Him,
For His body to decay,
Raised to life the Great Awakening,
satan's pow'r He overcome.

If there were no resurrection,
We ourselves could not be raised,
But the Son of God is living,
So our hope is not in vain.

When the Lord rides out of heaven,
Mighty angels at His side,
They will sound the final trumpet,
From the grave we shall arise.

He has given life immortal
We shall see Him face to face,
Through eternity we'll praise Him
Christ the champion of our faith.

A Happy and blessed Easter to you all! May you know God's love and peace in abundance.  

P.S.  I know you shouldn't look into the sun, but as it was shining this morning, I just lifted my face and my camera and this is the result, with a little help from a photo editing programme.