Resurrection Sunday

Why is Easter (Resurrection Sunday) so important? Why is it even bigger than Christmas--or is it? Why has the church through out the ages gathered on the first day of the week? Even baptism is given a new richer meaning in Christ's resurrection. Easter is not only our entrance into eternal life, it celebrates how we live that life day by day. It reminds us that when we gathered yesterday to lay the body of a dear friend in the ground, we do so in hope, not depair. Easter is big because the resurrection changes EVERYTHING!