Hello Steemit Friends

Here’s my entry for today’s “Artstorm Contest #71 - Day 1 - Preparing For Easter Week - Theme: Easter Holiday.”

Springtime, what a wonderful time of year to celebrate Easter! During this glorious season, I have been blessed to watch the warm sun and cool rain, spring fourth new life into plants and animals, who have been dormant for so long. These living things are ”resurrected” awakened, from a deep state of sleep, after many months of a cold winter. Here, where I live in Northern Iowa, this “great awakening,” as I will call it, is very prevalent in the Springtime. I am so thankful, to have witnessed this new beginning of life each year, for many years.
Easter to me, is not only to enjoy the “resurrection” of dormant life, it is most importantly, a time to remember, and celebrate, the “resurrection” of Jesus Christ. I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead, after His crucifixion. After Jesus was crucified, His body was laid in a tomb, and a large rock was rolled in front of the tombs entrance. After three days, He had Risen.

He Is Risen -
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ”
And they remembered His words. Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.
Luke 21: 1-12

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Here are some other great contests you can participate in:
@steempampanga - DOODLETRENDS (especially geared toward beginning artwork, and members new to the Steemit community)
@organduo - PINKY AND SPIKY DRAWING CONTEST
@deemarshall - ARTSTORM, BUTTERFLY COLOURING CONTEST, COLORSTORM, FOODSTORM, AND OTHERS
@nymia.aryn - MERMAID MONDAY
@magiccleatus - ZEN COLOURING CONTEST

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