The Empty Easter egg

One afternoon near Easter, in the warm springtime weather that northern lands enjoy at this time of year, a teacher gave a large egg to each of her students. She had cracked open and emptied each one. Then she sent them outside to find signs of life and put them inside their eggs.

Soon they returned.
In one was a butterfly. In another was an ant. Others contained flowers, twigs, or blades of grass.


But one egg had nothing in it.

Everyone knew whose it was-it belonged to a boy with Down’s syndrome (A type of sickness.) Some of the kids laughed at him. The teacher asked him why he had not put any signs of life in his egg. He said quietly, “Because the tomb was empty.”

That boy knew a profound truth.-Easter is more than a celebration of nature’s springtime life cycle. The women who went to Jesus’ tomb to anoint His body knew that He was dead. Some of them had seen Him die. They were sure His body was in the tomb. But when they looked for it, it was gone. The tomb was empty! What had happened? The body had not been stolen. The Roman guards were not playing tricks on them. The women were not imagining it. The tomb was empty because Jesus had risen from the dead. Yes, Jesus has risen from the dead-a miracle greater than the return of life in springtime. And most amazing of all, He has promised resurrection to all who trust in Him! If you want to go to heaven to meet with Jesus, please pray this prayer; Dear Jesus, Please come into my heart. Forgive me for all my mistakes. I belive that you are the Son of God, and that you died for me. Please fill me with your Holy Spirit, and give me your free gift of eternal life like you said in The Bible (John 3:16-For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.) In Jesus name I pray, Amen.