Just A Smile

I began my Good Friday with seeing snow stuck to mulch and the roof of my car. Thus, I began this day with a smile. A wide and giddy grin that wouldn't let my teeth stay hidden at the joy of spying the powdery white.

Jesus' single command at the Last Supper was 'Do this in remembrance of me...' (Luke 22:19). He was specifically speaking of the bread and wine of the covenant, but we do many things in remembrance, recognition, or reverence of Christ. I believe such a list includes a smile. God never creates something without a purpose. Scientists are finding that when someone smiles, a powerful chemical reaction occurs in the brain. It improves their mood, boosts their immune system, and lowers their stress. As 1 Corinthians 12 states 'Even so the body is not made up of one part, but of many' (verse 14). Everything is interconnected... our smile, our tears, heck even our sneezes!

What is making you smile today? Share that smile with whomever you can.

I smile for the subtle ways that families will be celebrating this Easter Sunday. We may be lacking in many things, but really a smile is all it takes- because Christ is still risen! 

'You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, 

Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, 

though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: 

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.'

~Romans 5:6-8~