The Easter Season

Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of the historical Jesus and the forty day period with his disciples after his crucifixion, death and three days in the tomb. Many Christ-centered believers in all religions, cultures, ethnic and secular groups, seek to follow Jesus in spiritual resurrection and regeneration. They therefore see resurrection as the raising up of the whole man soul, mind, emotions and body into the awareness of the indwelling Christ of Faith in our spiritual nature, after being entombed and enslaved in the mind of the flesh.  

Christ-centered, spiritually awake believers in all the world religions recognize that every human being can rise in conscious realization of this eternal indwelling Christ of Faith, the Image of God, individualized in our spiritual nature. They therefore steadfastly follow the historical Jesus in living the Paschal Mystery. Through faith, humility and obedience, these believers make union with the same Father-Mind, the historical Jesus knew during his thirty-three year physical life and visible ministry.

After Jesus’ resurrection, ascension and the Day of Pentecost, the followers of the historical Jesus became remarkably different in personality and character.  They demonstrated the same inner spiritual power and authority over sin, sickness and death Jesus had. This post-resurrection transformation attracted others to seek the newly revealed kingdom of God, in our midst and within us (Luke 17:20-21). They enthusiastically continued the Christ-centered, non-violent spiritual awakening, which John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth initiated. This resurrection experience of Easter people has continued throughout the centuries.

For the first 200 years many in the early church celebrated the Easter season with renewed civility, hospitality, singing and feasting. Their lives were filled with new freedom, new meaning, new purpose and spiritual discernment. They developed a deep love and personal covenant relationship with the Christ of Faith as the enduring, indwelling Divine Presence in their spiritual nature. They sought to anchor the kingdom of heaven within themselves, in their midst and throughout our planet. 

Today many believers seek a deep abiding union with risen Christ of Faith as the omnipresent Spirit of God (Logos), individualized within the spiritual nature of each and every person. This universal, risen, indwelling Christ of Faith is anointed by the Holy Spirit to bring spiritual vision, spiritual liberty, and spiritual healing to all. The indwelling Christ of Faith continues to proclaim and further establish the kingdom of God in our midst and within us (Luke 4:18-19, Luke 17:20-21).

Throughout this 2011 Easter Season let us join the spiritually awake, Christ-centered believers in in all religions, cultures, ethnic and secular groups. Let us find creative ways to more fully understand and share the inner spiritual meanings of the Easter Season, the resurrection of the historical Jesus and personal spiritual resurrection in our daily lives.  Let us celebrate not only the resurrection of Jesus 2000 years ago, but also our awareness of the presence and activity of the risen Christ of Faith in our midst and within each person, as Savior, Lord, Master and sovereign King.