Happy Easter

Taken from a children's bible:

They nailed Jesus to the cross. 

"Father, forgive them, " Jesus gasped. "They don't understand what they are doing."

 

"You say you have come to rescue us!" people shouted. "But you can't even rescue yourself!"

 

But they were wrong. Jesus could have rescued himself.  A legion of angels would have flown to his side-if he'd called.

 

"If you were really the Son of God, you could just climb down off that cross!" they said.

 

And of course they were right.  Jesus could have just climbed down.  Actually, he could have just said a word and made it all stop.  Like when he healed the little girl.  And stilled the storm.  And fed 5000 people.

 

But Jesus stayed.

 

You see, they didn't understand. It wasn't the nails that kept Jesus there.

 

It was love.