Because HE Lives!

My Easter celebration in Cairo was a bit different from our traditional Easter celebration in North Carolina, but it was a lovely day nonetheless. A joyful morning of reflection followed breakfast and Communion shared with a friend. A quiet dinner with friends ended with a time of worship. As we sang one of my favorite hymns, I smiled thinking that my family was probably singing the same one on the other side of the world. How encouraging to know that, because HE lives, we share a bond that neither time nor distance can sever.

God sent his Son; they called Him Jesus.

He came to love, heal, and forgive.

He lived and died to buy my pardon.

An empty grave is there to prove

My Savior lives!

How sweet to hold a newborn baby

And feel the pride and joy he gives.

But greater still the calm assurance:

This child can face uncertain days

Because He lives!

And then one day I'll cross the river.

I'll fight life's final war with pain.

And then as death gives way to victory

I'll see the lights of glory and

I'll know He lives

Because He lives I can face tomorrow.

Because He lives all fear is gone!

Because I KNOW who holds the future

My life is worth the living just because

He lives!