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Times-Advocate, 1988-03-30, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, March 30, 1988 Easter time celebrates resurrection and new life By henry \'anEssen ':aster is everywhere known as a least of joy. It docs not matter • wbcre you look, everywhere the note is positive, the colours cheer- ful. Why?. • Sunday school children know; "Because Jesus ruse truer the dead on Easter Sunday." t):ath has been defeated once for all. But where is the -joy -of -the -resurre;tion:►- The message is that all who believe in Christ will also he resurrected. But that is alter this lit.. Meanwhile we have to "cope with the here -anal -now. that can be a very hard and difficult . experience. : Survival game When in hospital two years ago 1 became the owner of a Walkman. . During sante sleepl:ss nights I lis- - toted to radio music. l low little joy there is today in the popular songs, how nau.h longing her a happy, As believers we need no longer be worried about survival. Instead we can enjoy today. Our Lord ad- vises us, "Therefore do not be anx- ious about tomorrow, ...vs. 34 That tlocs.not mean being careless, but rather carefree. We may thank God for today. Raid trust Hint for to- morrow. That takes a tremendous • load off our shoulders. Even when -wc. ca►tncit sec daylight, -Ileeis in control, for to hint all authority in !leaven and on earth has been giv-_ en. Nothing shall separate us from the love of Christ; Ile is risen and Ile will work all things our for good. Therefore we need not be anxious about .anything, but • in r everything by prayeand supplica- tion with thanksgiving we may let our. requests be made known to Clod and the peace of God shall keep our hearts and mint's in nteaninglu1; existence. Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7. All they were rally singing This is the joy of Easter. This is about was the survival game. Thew what it means that Jesus has risen survival garuc... that is the game from the'dead. we are all playing. Some of us al- ,lay thrctiugh death ready have our hacks against. the Resurrection faith changes a per - wall. Others are saving money fur son complclely. Joy instead of sad - the future. People all over the world Weis, confidence instead of worry, are trying to 'survive, driven by a assurance instead of fear, being re - Will to live. But circumstances and laxed instead of uptight, victorious age do not always allow us ti) do instead of defeated. The great bur - ++•hat we think ought to be done. • den of trying to. survive by our And so we worry. own efforts is gone. Now the Easter n)essage of the 1 aria now kept in His love. There • resurrection Of the -Lord Jesus is pose:e: in the midst of set -backs. 1 Christ out of the grave sounds great ant now• part of the victor} --game, for .those close to death and• for the conning of God's kingdom on those who have lost at loved one. can't.:\VL gladly serve our risen But what help is Easter for today? Lord no riga ter what llerasks us to Is not. Easter for when we have lust 'u through. We simply pray each the survival gamic:' No, faith in the da+ "Lural give us this day ourdai- 'resurrection of the Lord Jesus Iy bread." 11'e accept 1 tis plan and Christ deliver us from the survival purpose. for this earth, for this game. world, for our family, for Our Enjoying todaychurch, and yes for ourselves. We Every tardy is now invited to play no longer exist. for ourselves for we the victory game. Why'? Because have tiled to sett. We h"ve now en - Lord Jesus in defeating death has into Christ's plan and anti- thehas defeated him who has the }ower pose. We now live: for 1Iint and not. of death, the evil one. To our Lord fur uurelve s. \\'e now want what is now given all authority and pow- 1 Ie Cr in 1 leaven stmt on earth. We are Laster joy today invited to be united with Him \What 1le wants rs c early w•riuen faith, and be freed from all fear. down it 1 lis "wort". -1'h: Lord has What worries us in our haute for tnld us the kind of life. He expects survival is the fact we can not con- from us. "How can a young man trol everything. But when cite Lord keep his way pare? By guarding it Jesus Christ rose bodily from the a:cording to thy word." Psalm grave he was "dcsignatet1 Son of 1 19):9. The East: r victory can only God in power," Rona. 1:4. Jesus he experienced by us when by faith Christ is Lord over 1leaven and we obey Hint. We receive the Eas- earth. We have his.i>romise that he ter joy only by Faith.in the death \cares for all who follow thin and and resurrection of'the Lord Jesus will provide for them. He tells Christ. \1'e continuc.in this joy and them not to worry about the things peace of the resurrection through needed for urvival. "Do not be obedience to ills word. anxious, saying, "What shall we Why then do many Christians cat?' or "'.what shall we drink?' or live without the Easter joy? Re" "\\'hat shall we wear?'... your flea -cause after believing on the Lord venly Father knows that you need Jesus Christ they continue with them all. But sock first His king their survival game, They -want le - dom and His righteousness, and all `us to look after them when they these things shall be yours as !lac. Ilia they ref use to let f line look well." Mau. 6:31-33. • Rutter them ti•hile they live. That causes worry.• through the survival game. lnsteao Jesus is risen! It is no longer ne-•. everyone who comes to Him in ccssa for an ,one to struggle faith uta ' live and share in His Eas- ter victory as it spreads all over tae earth. For the Kingdom of. God When once the (appy we realiie this we opal - full joy of Faster. Easter. THE WAY OF THE CROSS Taking part in one vignette of the Easter drama "To See a Miracle" performed at Exeter P, t•cc March 26 and 27 are Jennifer Geilnik {left), Nathan Stahle, Kevin Rogers, Rick Thornton and Kevin Wallace. At right is dr ••, 3 <, , . cr ! Tr:ebner. Taking part.were a 40 -voice children's choir and 30 actors. _oorn.icle on PALM SUNDAY - Youth pastor Kevin Rogers plays the part of Jesus in the musical drama "To See a Miracle" presented March 26 and 27 at Exeter • Pentecostal Tabernacle. With him are Karen Kipfer (left) and Stacey Pur dom. • 4� • may, .ar �, ✓, .4 'eV 4.41. elk EASTER BLOOMS • David Steckle, co-owner of Huron Ridge Atres, displays some of the 900 pots of Easter fides at th,„kursery. The bulbs were started in early December, and the warms- will be sold both at the greenhouse and in some area stores. LIT TLE LAMBS - Four-year-old Gordie McMor;aid cuddles a young Iamb at the W Continues Ukrainian Easter tradition By Yvonne iteynolds The artist decides how many co-. Each Easter for the past seven lours w11 house d, and which design years, Cindy Realurrn has painted will he in what colour.- Red and intricately designed eggs as gifts black aro perennially popular. for family and friends. Work begins with a ."kistka" or Making "pysankay" has been a stylus warmed over a candle flame Ukrainian tradition for generations; ;ard dapped iia beeswax to cover any Cindy learned the art from a (Arai- part of the design which will remain than friend while the Reahurns white•. the egg is then dipped into %voce living in Coronation, Alger- they first d e colour, the deign that ta. will F.: that colour is covered over in Ukrainian homes, the pysan- with he::se•.ax, Oho egg is immersed kay are displayed all year round, in the •uc 1 dye colour, that colour's being moved to a more prominent el: si,tn as covered over, and the pro spot during the Easter season. Ve- cess .„rrl,nucs until the pattern is gcrville, Alberta, has erected a comp':tett. t`sually this process huge wooden pysanka on the out:goes from light colours tri darker. skirts of town. Cindy brought her r.; wly acquired skills back to Onta- A simple design takes about four rio when the Rcaburns bought a and more detailed eggs take home in 1lcnsall. hours or to The first step in painting eggs 'Ytiu should try to do as much as Ukrainian -style is to clean and stet --}you can at one time, as stopping iliie the raw eggs in a bath of vin- breaks • your train 'of thought-, egar and water. Each egg is held in Cindy said. a paper towel while the artist Cindy advises that pysanka- works, to keep the natural oil from making should not .be done while the human hand away from the small children are around. Both the dyes. egg and the dyes arc inedible. The design is drawn on the egg While ('indy was learning the craft, with pencil. Each symbol .has she and her friend would get •togeth- nleaning. A cross -hatch design er for an evening of egg painting. signifies knowledge; spirals stand They would listen 10 some of their for immortality; wheat means a fawruante music as they worked, and good crop, and *the oak Icarsyrn- take a break to- have a bowl -of 9 boliics strength. burse ht and uncramp their fingers. The dols representing Mary's The reward comes when all the tears harken back to the legend of beeswax is cleaned off, and the vi - Mary, who supposedly offered brant colours of the design seem to Pontius Pilate a gift of eggs white conic alive. Cindy has, discovered pleading for mercy for her Son. that lighter fluid docs an excellent Beautiful colours suddenly appeared Job of removing the wax. Each -egg -on the eggs wherever her tears had is then given a coat of lacquer. to fallen. seal and protect it. • The combined symbols deliver The white and the yolk do not go messages such as "Good fortune in rotten; the jr_ slowly shrivel and spring” or "Hope God smiles on eventually disappear altogether. you Cindy describes her hbbhy as rc- . axing, and she especially enjoys pie 111rtur;:,te caa. ,. tt to he• rc•ctp- the end product. So do those poo- ient< of lt.'.I ansa ! .,,i; ► r PAINTED EGGS - Clndy F3eaburn uses a '•s.'' -•a" c,r -, 'ace a de- s gn on an egg with beeswax. In front of "cr ave boa.' ~, y ;;,s ted eggs she has made for past -Easters.