happy easter

I know I am not the person who normally posts from benseyleb land, but I wanted to write a little bit about what happened this evening. It was Easter today and probably like most of you we spent a good portion of the day coloring eggs, eating, and hunting for candy. Not a bad deal if you ask me.

As we were rocking tonight before bed, I asked Caleb what he had done today. He spoke about the toys in nursery, the Easter eggs in the yard, and his new favorite toy, the flyswatter. Then I asked him about why we have Easter. He said, “I don’t know dad.” I told him that it was a day that we think about Jesus. He smiled the same smile that he smiles every time we talk about Jesus.

I then asked him “Who is Jesus?”

His response was, "He’s our family.”

Taken back I said, “He is our family, he is our brother.”

Next question I asked him, “What does he look like?”

Answer, “He is big.” “You are right,” I said. He then talked about how we see his pictures at church and in our house.

“Does Jesus love you?”
“Yes!” Caleb yelled.
I tried my best to explain what makes easter so special. I explained that Jesus was hurt and that he died. I tried to get on a 2-year old level. I said that his friends put him in a cave and because he loves us he came back.

Caleb said “Yeah.”
I continued, “Jesus is watching you and loves you. Do heavenly father and Jesus hear us when we pray?”
“No," he answered.
“They do hear us when we pray,” I said.
“Ohhhhh.” Caleb then looked at me and said, “Heavenly Father…I thank a blessings…in a name a Jesus Christ, amen.”
I really didn’t know what to say at that point, but my heart was very full. Caleb just smiled. We said our nightly prayers and I laid him in bed.

I would like to agree with the testimony of a two and a half year old. Jesus is my “big brother”. I hope that I will do all that I can to worship him not only in church, but my home as well. I know with all of my heart that he loves me and hears the prayers that I say in his name. Today I celebrate his victory over sin and death. He watches me, he loves me, and stands with arms wide open to welcome me home. I want to commit this Easter to study his words and do my best to be more like him. To close my thoughts I would like to quote my son, “in a name a Jesus Christ, amen.” Happy Easter and God bless.
-Ben of "Bensey"


“and Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them into babes.” (Matthew 11:25)