“The Easter Story,” Friend, April 2022
The Easter Story
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Jesus washing disciple’s feet
Jesus loved His friends. He washed their feet. He gave them the sacrament.
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Jesus teaching His disciples
He told His friends to remember Him. He told them to love one another.
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Jesus praying in the Garden
Jesus went to a garden. He prayed for all of us. He felt the pain of our sins and our sicknesses.
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two men carrying Jesus’s body
Angry people took Jesus away. He died on the cross for us. His friends put His body in a tomb.
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angel talking to women outside the tomb
On Easter morning, the tomb was empty! Angels told His friends, “He is risen.”
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resurrected Jesus
Jesus was alive again!
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Jesus with children
Jesus loves us. Because of Him, we will live again after we die.
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children holding palm leaf and reading scripture
I can make Easter special by thinking of Jesus.
Illustrations by Sebastien Braun