Whenever Easter is mentioned, two words come to my mind – Death and Resurrection. Today being Easter, I find no better area of inspiration than having us reflect on the lessons that we can draw from these two realities.
The first thought looming my mind is that there can be no resurrection (Easter) without death (Good Friday) first. No sweat, no gain. I compare this to what happens to a seed. It gets buried into the soil, dies, but then ‘resurrects’ in a more productive form as a seedling.
After Jesus died, in the eyes of men he was buried, yet in actual sense he was planted in the grave. His ‘burial’ was part of the process leading to the revelation of his glorious self as he shot out of the tomb, leaving the guards paralyzed.
Every day we find ourselves being ‘killed’ and buried by ugly situations. We can choose not to be buried to rot in the ground, but rather to be planted and sprout again. Don’t accept to be buried by debts, frustration over a failed relationship, stress from a cruel boss, the pangs of unemployment or any other undesirable situation enchaining you.
Easter should be a time to rise out of the valley of fear, despair, guilt, shame, and failure, and climb to the plateau of hope. This should be a time to reaffirm your New (or rather Old) Year’s Resolutions. Let every dead dream rise again.
Take action and redeem your image from ridicule after promising your friends that you were going to wed, register your business, quit smoking or start saving to buy land, because if you don’t fulfill your promise they will laugh at you.
Note that the risen Jesus was different; he could even go through walls. So the new you should maximize your potential. Let your mind expand the realm of possibilities. Stir, unlock and unleash that potential. Not even the sky has the power to limit you.
ROBERT BAKE TUMUHAISE,
MD World of Inspiration,
Making Excellence your Habit!
worldofinspirationuganda@gmail.com
The first thought looming my mind is that there can be no resurrection (Easter) without death (Good Friday) first. No sweat, no gain. I compare this to what happens to a seed. It gets buried into the soil, dies, but then ‘resurrects’ in a more productive form as a seedling.
After Jesus died, in the eyes of men he was buried, yet in actual sense he was planted in the grave. His ‘burial’ was part of the process leading to the revelation of his glorious self as he shot out of the tomb, leaving the guards paralyzed.
Every day we find ourselves being ‘killed’ and buried by ugly situations. We can choose not to be buried to rot in the ground, but rather to be planted and sprout again. Don’t accept to be buried by debts, frustration over a failed relationship, stress from a cruel boss, the pangs of unemployment or any other undesirable situation enchaining you.
Easter should be a time to rise out of the valley of fear, despair, guilt, shame, and failure, and climb to the plateau of hope. This should be a time to reaffirm your New (or rather Old) Year’s Resolutions. Let every dead dream rise again.
Take action and redeem your image from ridicule after promising your friends that you were going to wed, register your business, quit smoking or start saving to buy land, because if you don’t fulfill your promise they will laugh at you.
Note that the risen Jesus was different; he could even go through walls. So the new you should maximize your potential. Let your mind expand the realm of possibilities. Stir, unlock and unleash that potential. Not even the sky has the power to limit you.
ROBERT BAKE TUMUHAISE,
MD World of Inspiration,
Making Excellence your Habit!
worldofinspirationuganda@gmail.com
