Springville Herald | 1954-04-15 | Page 4 | Easter Time a Time for Hope

Editorial: EASTER TIME A TIME FOR HOPE Easter is a time of sure hope and the symbol of continuing life. There is a time for mankind the glorious announcement, "He is risen," bringing again the realization that the one great sacrifice has brought about the triumph of eternal life over death. We remember that Christ allowed himself to be crucified cruci-fied that man might earn the glory of immortality. Easter marks the turning point for nature, when the whole countryside seems to respond and echo with the words, "I am the Resurrection." .We may see that a great kinship between two of God's creations; nature and the soul of man. Nothing in nature is ever completely destroyed. With Easter comes flowers to adorn the fields and yards but lately covered with snow. Leafless trees come alive with bright green branches, dull bark is soon hidden beneath bright sprays of greenery and pink-white blossoms. Life on this planet once began in a garden, so does the world again each Easter season. This Easter Sunday, we have more than one cause for joy. We might remember Easter Sunday, 1944, when the weary Americans of the 5th Army worshipped at a crude- alter, all too close to the German lines. Or, just one short year later, Easter Sunday, 1945, when our soldiers and Marines streamed ashore at Okinawa. purely, the world is yet in a great state of unrest and fear, but on this Easter morn let our thoughts be alone for Him who was crucified oh the cross for all mankind.