Easter 2020 - My Redeemer Lives cover

How the Virus Stole Easter
By Kristi Bothur
With a nod to Dr. Seuss 😊
Twas late in ‘19 when the virus began
Bringing chaos and fear to all people, each land.
People were sick, hospitals full,
Doctors overwhelmed, no one in school.
As winter gave way to the promise of spring,
The virus raged on, touching peasant and king.
People hid in their homes from the enemy unseen.
They KZbind and Zoomed, social-distanced, and cleaned.
April approached and churches were closed.
“There won’t be an Easter,” the world supposed.
“There won’t be church services, and egg hunts are out.
No reason for new dresses when we can’t go about.”
Holy Week started, as bleak as the rest.
The world was focused on masks and on tests.
“Easter can’t happen this year,” it proclaimed.
“Online and at home, it just won’t be the same.”
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, the days came and went.
The virus pressed on; it just would not relent.
The world woke Sunday and nothing had changed.
The virus still menaced, the people, estranged.
“Pooh pooh to the saints,” the world was grumbling.
“They’re finding out now that no Easter is coming.
“They’re just waking up! We know just what they’ll do!
Their mouths will hang open a minute or two,
And then all the saints will all cry boo-hoo.
“That noise,” said the world, “will be something to hear.”
So it paused and the world put a hand to its ear.
And it did hear a sound coming through all the skies.
It started down low, then it started to rise.
But the sound wasn’t depressed.
Why, this sound was triumphant!
It couldn’t be so!
But it grew with abundance!
The world stared around, popping its eyes.
Then it shook! What it saw was a shocking surprise!
Every saint in every nation, the tall and the small,
Was celebrating Jesus in spite of it all!
It hadn’t stopped Easter from coming! It came!
Somehow or other, it came just the same!
And the world with its life quite stuck in quarantine
Stood puzzling and puzzling.
“Just how can it be?”
“It came without bonnets, it came without bunnies,
It came without egg hunts, cantatas, or money.”
Then the world thought of something it hadn’t before.
“Maybe Easter,” it thought, “doesn’t come from a store.
Maybe Easter, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
And what happened then?
Well....the story’s not done.
What will YOU do?
Will you share with that one
Or two or more people needing hope in this night?
Will you share the source of your life in this fight?
The churches are empty - but so is the tomb,
And Jesus is victor over death, doom, and gloom.
So this year at Easter, let this be our prayer,
As the virus still rages all around, everywhere.
May the world see hope when it looks at God’s people.
May the world see the church is not a building or steeple.
May the world find Faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection,
May the world find Joy in a time of dejection.
May 2020 be known as the year of survival,
But not only that -
Let it start a revival.
How the Virus Stole Easter

[@nataliciocarpanesi4440]

Beautiful beautiful girl 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gunnarbiker]

The Good Lord truly blessed you with a beautiful voice. Amazing and beautiful! Have a blessed day!

[@nancybaumet8831]

Thank you for such a nice comment! My heart needed this encouraging word today! I hope you have a blessed day too:)

[@stephensmith7502]

Amen Sister Yes he does live

[@toconnor6811]

What a BEAUTIFUL song and a BEAUTIFUL voice!!!

[@roymillsjnr5172]

we need to believe in something nancy im lucky ive never doubted my inner resolve 🎄⛄🎅👍

[@brandonbaumet2253]

Fire!! Happy Easter

[@roymillsjnr5172]

You look after yourself girl you have a beautiful heart and soul , god bless mrs b and her family 🙏

[@nancybaumet8831]

Hi Roy- What a sweet message. Thank you! And God bless you too and take care:)

[@DaveD2488]

Amen! I was singing along with you. Praise Jesus.

[@nancybaumet8831]

Hey there- Hallelujah! Don't you just love that song?! Praise Jesus Indeed!

[@DaveD2488]

@@nancybaumet8831 Yes I love it. "He lives" for us.

[@nancybaumet8831]

@@filosworld.1705 That's right Filos- When you know, you know!

[@roymillsjnr5172]

I used to love decorating eggs what happened to the child in us some women say i still am 😂 no i never seem to mature but its the child in me searching out fun and laughter anyways im freezing in the uk theres storms but it wont stop me going out the sky is clear and blue at the moment 😉💐💐👍👍

[@nancybaumet8831]

Happy Saturday Roy! If there's one thing I won't ever give up, it's the child inside! Hope your weather gets better over there. It's still freezing where I am, but at least it's staying a tiny bit lighter outside longer. Spring will come and I can't wait:)

[@roymillsjnr5172]

My favourite lady nancy whose polite with everyone ,ive being back home nancy but you cannot find a room thats cool the weather so hot in the uk, and europe i keep migraiting from room to room to cool down ...theres a Yorkshire saying shes a bobby dazzler 🌹👸🌞👍👍

[@roymillsjnr5172]

2022 easter will be good go round to each others houses and give eggs 💛 a egg is a sign of rebirth 🌞

[@nancybaumet8831]

Hi Roy, I just randomly revisited this post for comparison on something else I'm doing, and I saw you were just here! Yes, Easter 2022 will be GREAT!

[@roymillsjnr5172]

@@nancybaumet8831 she's a angel Nancy heart of gold 💛