A word from the minister’s wife on Easter

A South Ayrshire Minister’s wife explains what Easter means to her...

Jesus the marmite guy? Soon, we will all be making plans for the Easter weekend, aka the most important celebration in the Christian calendar, more so than Christmas. We celebrate Easter because just over 2000 years ago a man – Jesus; went to his death on a cross for you and for me and, back then, just like marmite; you either loved him or hated him.

Jesus, aged 30, preached and taught about God for just three years. His teachings were so radical and anti- establishment that he really hacked the religious leaders off, so much so that they eventually had him killed - Good Friday. The one thing that they didn’t count on, was that he actually was God’s Son and that even death on a cross would not defeat him; he came back to life again three days later – Easter Sunday.

Jesus spoke the language of the guy in the pub – he showed the religious leaders up for what they really were. He scared them because they had controlled ordinary people for a long time with their made up rules but Jesus spoke truth and gave hope to all. He healed many, physically and emotionally, even on a Sabbath ( a really bad thing back in the day). Jesus respected women – again, not good then. Jesus, a boundary breaker who challenged the status quo.

This Easter, perhaps, think about Jesus, whom, like marmite, inspired either love or hate – you can read about this historic event in the New Testament book of John in the Holy Bible.