Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 16th, 2006 03:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
basildestinyWe went to church last night. Our church had an huge drama which has showings Friday at 7 pm, Saturday, 4 pm, 6 pm and 8 pm. And Sunday 9 am, 11 am, and 1 pm. It was huge. We actually stopped traffic and Pellissippi Parkway, which we have affectionately dubbed Peladega.
The drama was awesome. It starts out with singing while everyone is being seated. There were some really good songs. I always love it when we do Kirk Franklin songs. It's just so cool seeing our church dance to that. We had a small Stomp sampling from a few of our youths. It was really cool. And then as the drama was getting ready to open, New Song's Arise My Love was performed. I believe it's their song, but I could be wrong in thinking they penned it. I can't find my CD to look it up right now. I love that song. It always makes me cry. I will be putting it on your CD,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nikgirl.
The drama was all about the spiritual warfare that was going on during the first Easter. We saw Satan at work in the background trying to stir things up. He thought he had the best plan. He thought he would win when Jesus died. My husband loved the drama. It wasn't until later that I realized part of it has to do with his fascination with Angels. The skit we has a while back where the pastor's two songs dueled it out as demon and angel was added into this play. I really enjoyed that. There were some really cool stunts too. Nothing insane, but one female angel did a Matrix-esque flip. It was all very powerful and moving. I sat between two people who cried the whole time. I would have cried, but I think I was moved beyond tears. I don't know. Arise My Love makes me cry enough as it is.
The biggest thing that I took away from this is that the side that wins is all a matter of your choice. What side do you want to weigh out on top? Are you more selfish or self giving? It was the message for me to see that the spiritual warfare going on, the outcome is decided by me. I have the power to say which side wins in the battle over my soul. Now, obviously I've already taken a side. But there are those little temptations that being a human brings with it. I don't want to work. I don't always want to be in a good mood. I think it's unfair that I should take negative feelings directed at me and return them with love. It's all part of my studying and with that study and time I will understand. But it's up to me to decide which side will win. If I decide to rely on myself, I'm choosing the roll of the dice. Maybe good will prevail, maybe evil. Probably evil because I am weak. If I choose to ask for help, well you get the idea.
And there was the part you read in church. There was Judas. And Peter. And even the rooster crow.
And there was the verse I'd quoted earlier this week from Luke. What use is owning the world, if you lose your soul?
Happy Easter, everyone. I wish you my love and God's love. Be at pease.
The drama was awesome. It starts out with singing while everyone is being seated. There were some really good songs. I always love it when we do Kirk Franklin songs. It's just so cool seeing our church dance to that. We had a small Stomp sampling from a few of our youths. It was really cool. And then as the drama was getting ready to open, New Song's Arise My Love was performed. I believe it's their song, but I could be wrong in thinking they penned it. I can't find my CD to look it up right now. I love that song. It always makes me cry. I will be putting it on your CD,
nikgirl.The drama was all about the spiritual warfare that was going on during the first Easter. We saw Satan at work in the background trying to stir things up. He thought he had the best plan. He thought he would win when Jesus died. My husband loved the drama. It wasn't until later that I realized part of it has to do with his fascination with Angels. The skit we has a while back where the pastor's two songs dueled it out as demon and angel was added into this play. I really enjoyed that. There were some really cool stunts too. Nothing insane, but one female angel did a Matrix-esque flip. It was all very powerful and moving. I sat between two people who cried the whole time. I would have cried, but I think I was moved beyond tears. I don't know. Arise My Love makes me cry enough as it is.
The biggest thing that I took away from this is that the side that wins is all a matter of your choice. What side do you want to weigh out on top? Are you more selfish or self giving? It was the message for me to see that the spiritual warfare going on, the outcome is decided by me. I have the power to say which side wins in the battle over my soul. Now, obviously I've already taken a side. But there are those little temptations that being a human brings with it. I don't want to work. I don't always want to be in a good mood. I think it's unfair that I should take negative feelings directed at me and return them with love. It's all part of my studying and with that study and time I will understand. But it's up to me to decide which side will win. If I decide to rely on myself, I'm choosing the roll of the dice. Maybe good will prevail, maybe evil. Probably evil because I am weak. If I choose to ask for help, well you get the idea.
And there was the part you read in church. There was Judas. And Peter. And even the rooster crow.
And there was the verse I'd quoted earlier this week from Luke. What use is owning the world, if you lose your soul?
Happy Easter, everyone. I wish you my love and God's love. Be at pease.
