A simpler time, but a harder time. Into the world of Meg, Jo, Amy, & Beth is where I traveled too. A time when their imaginations ran wild and didn't crave the latest fad. Sure they wanted to fit in, but understood the value of a dollar.
One Christmas their mom found out about a family who had nothing to eat, and even though they didn't have much they took their breakfast to this family. The joy on the family's faces was enough to let them know they had done the right thing. They even rejoiced over eating bread and milk when they returned.
I've also been traveling to Laura's world. She is finally able to attend school and the teacher seems to have it out for her and Carrie. One day she's sent home because of her defending Carrie. Her pa simply tells her, she must obey the teacher and show her respect. Now while reading this I think, "he needs to go to the school and talk with the teacher. The teacher is singling them out." But he is right, they need to obey the teacher. She is the one in charge of the classroom. Of course he kept a listening ear and eventually showed up at the school, but he didn't ever yell at the teacher for punishing his children.
This week is also a week of traveling back in time. A time when we remember all the pain and suffering Christ endured for us. He changed the way we live with His sacrifice.
I always knew he was beaten and suffered a great deal, but I never understood it until I saw "The Passion of the Christ". The gouges on his back, the unrelenting beatings he endured. The nails being placed in his arms and legs. He was innocent. He never committed a sin. He was frighten because he knew what was coming. Yet he did it anyway because he knew about Easter.
So as we continue our journey back through history this week. Remember Christ did this for you, for all of us. He made a way for us to be healed from our past sins, restored to God, and become a new creation and He'd do it all again if it meant you would believe.
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