When it’s hard to follow…
It’s easy to be a Redskin fan in a room of Redskin fans…
It’s easy to be a mom-of-many in a room of other moms-of-many…
It’s easy to have a strong opinion about (fill in the blank) around others with the same strong opinion…
It’s easy to be a believer… in a room of other believers… on Easter morning.
What about when it’s hard?
What about when it’s a room of Cowboys fans?
What about when it’s a room of moms-who-think-you’re-nuts-for-having-many?
What about when you’re the only one with your strong opinion about…?
What about when you’re in a room of kinda-believers… or doubters… or non-believers…
or even with just one friend, but you don’t want to appear as though you are too much of a follower…?
How could I cover my faith? Throw a thin veil over the truth… this veil distorting my belief…
how could I deny?
I didn’t outright deny, of course… not like the Peter I heard about this morning…
No, I am certainly a believer! I proudly proclaim this… slightly anonymously… generally in safe places… and usually to those whom I am sure… also believe.
I wear a cross… hoping it will speak for itself… so I don’t have to…
What a chicken. Cowardly… perhaps that’s how Peter appeared…
perhaps that’s what I am…
This is what I must overcome.
I listen to my little ones… they pray with complete confidence… they proclaim the truth… easily it rolls off their tongues… proudly they share it with anyone… anywhere… anytime.
No question in their minds that it is the truth.
I know the real reason for Easter, Mama…
It isn’t the eggs and the candy… or even the Easter bunny…
It’s the day Jesus rose from the dead.
That’s it. The truth. His greatest sacrifice. He died. For us… for me.
He rose from the dead. The one reason we hope.
I believe. I teach my children to believe. I pray for strength when it’s hard.
I thank God for His sacrifice. I thank God for hope…
Philippians 1:20
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
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