All was hushed, there seemed to be a sacred expectancy in those of us who were present.
Welcome to our time of tea & reflection together my friend.
As we waited on that cold morning, in the deafening quietness, all feeling weary from the two hour hike in the predawn darkness, suddenly it began.
At first there was just a glimmer, then it grew brighter with hues of orange against the dark sky giving a breathtaking contrast in blues & purples…
We were on top of the mountain looking out across the bay for this special sunrise.
The water below reflected & magnified the effect...
It was Easter Sunday, watching God create a new day in all of it’s breathtaking beauty, from a mountain top was amazing & one I will never forget!
Then as the dawn turned into morning, we enjoyed hot tea boiled in the Billy on the campfire.
And as we thawed our freezing bodies beside the fire awaiting breakfast of bacon, eggs & toast cooked over the hot coals.
Drinking our iconic Australian Billy tea sweetened with sugar & taken with milk, chewing mouthfuls of our delicious breakfast, we reflected upon the reason for our time together upon this mountain.
We were all Missionary & Bible College students, we varied in ages. But that morning we were there as one to celebrate that special morning long ago that changed the history of mankind forever, when the tomb of Jesus was found empty.
That mountain top experience was many years ago…
You may be asking yourself the following….Why does Jennifer believe in Jesus?
Is it because of the evidence? The tradition? The knowledge? An experience?
My answer is; No none of those are the reason, although all of them have credence!
I believe & accept Jesus as my Lord & Savior through faith, because He first loved me & because of His sacrifice for me…
I don’t just believe but I also live in God’s amazing love, grace & forgiveness through His Son Jesus.
I am not perfect, I do screw up…
I am still living this side of heaven but I live in His love because of His continual kindnesses to me.
He is the bridge to an amazing relationship with the Father through His sacrifice & resurrection. Why?
Because our many times great grandparents, yes ours, created a huge gap in their & our relationship with God the Father through their deliberate rebelliousness at the beginning of our family history.
We inherited their legacy but through Jesus we can once again enjoy a personal relationship with God the Father through being born anew in His Spirit!
It is totally an individual choice to have this relationship of course…
However it doesn’t just happen automatically…
We need to choose to open the door of our heart to Jesus & His Spirit to be born anew.
Asking for this new life & acknowledging Jesus’ work for us personally (John 3:1-22 Refer).
I did this four decades ago. Story HERE
Well it’s now time for my afternoon tea with a cup of Chai tea & some fresh apple chips…
Until next time,
Jennifer
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So thankful for the gift of life Jesus came to give to all who would believe and receive it. Happy Easter to you, Jennifer.
And to you too, Boma.
What a beautiful picture! Something magical about seeing the view as you normally see it, turn into something so glorious.✨🌸
It would make a beautiful painting…
What an awesome experience that must have been! There is something special about being God-focused in a place where His creation is especially magnificent.
Yes, it was absolutely breathtaking! I agree Donna…
Grateful to have been born again 45 years ago–thank you, Jesus! Happy Easter to alll… ❤
What a life we have in Jesus! ♥
Amen! ❤ xo
I like how you say you live in the hope of His continual love for you. Amen! Have a wonderful Easter celebration of His love.
Yes, we have such hope in the promises that He has & is already fulfilling as we live in His love.
Blessings to you this Easter.
This is such a beautiful post Jennifer! Wishing you a very blessed Easter!
Thank you Terri, praying you have a some good FM days to enjoy time with loved ones this Easter.
What a stunningly beautiful photograph! Thank you for sharing it and also a bit about your personal walk with Christ. It is a wondrous thing that no matter who we are, how we are, where we are, or why we are, His love pursues us to reconcile us to Himself and then with one another as we follow Him.
Have a blessed Good Friday and Easter!💕
Absolutely Pam, His love for us is beyond our understanding, His relentless kindness is such a wondrous thing!
Blessings to you this Easter!
My parents put every obstacle possible between me and Christianity. Didn’t work. God broke through over and over. Happy Easter.
Isn’t God’s gentle persistence amazing in His fervent love for us Elizabeth.
Happy Easter to you too!
Hi, Such a beautiful post. (I have never heard of Billy tea.) I learned about Jesus as a little girl from my “Opah”, my grandfather. Jesus became my personal Savior later. I knew much about Him as a young girl and as I grew into a young woman, but I didn’t truly know Him until 35 years ago. It has been an amazing journey. What an awesome Savior we have. May your Resurrection day be filled with many sweet blessings!
Thank you for sharing your journey Cheryl.
We definitely have an awesome Savior…
Sweet blessings to you too this Easter.
Jennifer, thank you for your beautiful thoughts. I made the choice 34 years ago to follow Jesus.
Wishing you a joy-filled Easter, He is Risen!
He is Risen indeed!
It is a pleasure to share my journey with the Lord.
Thank you, you have a blessed Easter too!