Morning Coffee With Michael E. Wells
AN EASTER STORY
Michael E. Wells has a passion for writing letters of Christian encouragement. With poetic style and moving messages, the reader is often comforted and consoled, inspired, and refreshed. Since his retirement from Federal Service in 2006, most mornings are spent penning letters of the heart. Tucked away in the foothills of Pennsylvania, he leads an idyllic lifestyle in a pastoral setting. This backdrop helps to set both mood and message for his many writings. You can find his book, “Morning Coffee with Words For The Day” at Amazon.com.
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Well, soon the baskets will be back on the shelf and the eggs will be bagged up for another year. Memories will fade of children running and laughing while we sat around the tables after the meal with coffee in hand. Captured moments of conversation will be reflected upon and images forever etched in our minds. But is that all there will be to the day? Many will see it as a day to gather with friends and family for yet another holiday. What we Christians believe took place on a Sunday this month, almost 2000 years ago, was the greatest event to ever happen on planet earth. Divinity had touched humanity and life as we knew it was forever changed. No greater planned purpose or promised hope could have been fulfilled as that of a resurrected being. No wonder the disciples were in awe and in disbelief at the news. But the appearance of the crucified Christ, the one they had walked with, seen miracles performed by, heard of heaven from, and Who had promised life everlasting, was there in their midst. So powerful were those encounters and the following infilling of the Holy Spirit that they defied threats of death to proclaim a life-changing relationship with God through a risen Christ with life everlasting. A claim echoed by hundreds of millions today across the planet. So we will celebrate more than a family gathering, more than an egg hunt, or watching children eat chocolate bunnies. It will be to commemorate when God touched His earth and changed our hearts for heaven. A change we receive for a heart given to Him. Indeed, He has risen!
