Easter quotes and fun facts!

The stone was rolled away from the door, not to permit Christ to come out, but to enable the disciples to go in. ~ Peter Marshall
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The Easter lily is the floral symbol of Easter because its shape resembles a trumpet heralding the resurrection of Christ.
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If the Christ who died had stopped at the cross His work had been incomplete.
If the Christ who was buried had stayed in the tomb He had only known defeat;
But the way of the cross never stops at the cross, and the way of the tomb leads on to the victorious grace in the heavenly place where our LORD has gone!
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Did you know......?

76% of people eat the ears on chocolate bunnies first!

Americans consume over 16 million jellybeans on Easter, enough to circle the globe three times over!

One of the most popular hymns sung at Easter Sunday services worldwide is “Christ the LORD is risen today”.
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We live and die; Christ died and lived! ~ John Scott
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A dead Christ I must do everything for; a living Christ does everything for me.
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Easter is always the answer to, “My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me! ~ Madeleine L’ Engle