On that PassoverPassover Friday, Jesus died on the cross. He was then buried in a tomb - sealed and guarded. Before the dawn of the following Sunday, darkness of the sky was penetrated by blasting rays of light. Jesus walked out from where he was buried. He was risen from death.

That is the story of Easter. Today, we have many fun activities to celebrate this day. Have you ever been decorating eggs? It’s quite satisfying to slide a paintbrush over the egg, making stripes and other patterns. Do you know the egg has been part of the Easter traditions in churches since the 1600s?

A tiny new life, contained in a shell, ready to greet the world. How fascinating is that? Reasonably, the egg has been a symbol for the new life in many cultures. Easter is a remembrance of Jesus’ resurrection, through which, humans like you and I can also start our new life with Christ. So, egg — this symbolic food item — was often the very egg removed from the diet during Lent leading to Easter. For weeks, no egg graces the table.

In churches, eggs were dipped in red dye, to symbolize that Christ shed blood for us and cleansed our sins. From there we must die with Christ, be born again and “restart” our life - a new life immersed in our restored relationship with God.

It may still seem confusing and out of reach - how do I “die with Christ”? How do I “get to be born again”? Good news is, the key to this question has been made clear in the Bible. We give every piece of our life, our heart, our soul to Jesus. He will transform you, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, in the original, beautiful intention of Him creating you.

Easter eggs are often hidden before the Sunday for an egg hunt. So an Easter Egg also extends to represent a hidden surprise to search for. How many are you going to find?