Christ is Risen

When Christ Arose

The earth was filled with peace and light, When Christ arose; The heavens trembled at the sight, When Christ arose; The sea rejoiced along the sands, The vernal valleys clapped their hands, The mountains sang, and all the lands, When Christ arose.The tomb was empty where He lay, When Christ arose; And angels rolled the stone away, When Christ arose; A sound of triumph thrilled the air, The glorious tidings to declare, And there was gladness ev’rywhere, When Christ arose. The soul of man was born anew, When Christ arose; The cross divine appeared in view, When Christ arose; A glorious light from heaven streamed, And from the cross a radiance beamed, For ev’ry spirit was redeemed, When Christ arose. I have never been a fan of the "Easter Egg" or the "Easter Bunny".

I always felt they took away the focus of what Easter was all about.

Then, I discovered the meaning behind the symbol of the egg,

and 

I understand.

I share with you, the history of the egg and Easter from Wikipedia.

"The egg is seen by followers of Christianity as a symbol of resurrection: while being dormant it contains a new life sealed within it.^{[citation needed]}

In the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, Easter eggs are dyed red to represent theblood of Christ, shed on the Cross, and the hard shell of the egg symbolized the sealedTomb of Christ—the cracking of which symbolized his resurrection from the dead. Easter eggs are blessed by the priest at the end of the Paschal Vigil, and distributed to the faithful. Each household also brings an Easter basket to church, filled not only with Easter eggs but also with other Paschal foods such as paskha, kulich or Easter breads, and these are blessed by the priest as well.^{[citation needed]}

^{A different, but not necessarily conflicting legend concerns Mary Magdalene's efforts to spread the Gospel. According to this tradition, after the Ascension of Jesus, Mary went to the Emperor of Rome and greeted him with "Christ has risen," whereupon he pointed to an egg on his table and stated, "Christ has no more risen than that egg is red." After making this statement it is said the egg immediately turned blood red."}

A Bishop blessing Easter baskets in the Ukraine.

And so, I understand.  

Still not a fan of the Easter Egg Hunts and such,

or the bunny,

but I appreciate the symbolism and sacred nature of

the egg's origin.

I celebrate the resurrection of our Brother and Savior,

Jesus Christ.

And I love Him so.