EASTER WALLPAPERS

Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred on the third day after his crucifixion around AD 33.

Easter always falls on a Sunday, at some point between March 22nd and April 25th, following the cycle of the moon. The next Easter (in the western world) will fall on April 12th, 2009.

Easter is considered the Christian equivalent of the Jewish holiday called Passover, which falls right around the same date. The Last Supper shared by Jesus and his disciples before his crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover meal.

POEM FOR EASTER... by Rudyard Kipling

I wish someone had given Jesus a dog

As loyal and loving as mine

To sleep by His manger and gaze in His eyes

And adore Him for being divine.

As our Lord grew to manhood His faithful dog

Would have followed Him all through the day

While He preached to the crowds and healed the sick

And knelt in the garden to pray.

How sad to remember that Christ went away

to face death alone and apart -

No tender dog following close behind

To comfort its Master's Heart.

And when Jesus rose on that Easter morn

How happy He would have been

Had His dog kissed His hands and barked its delight

For The One who had died for all men.

Well, the Lord has a dog now, I just sent Him mine

the old pal so dear to me

And I smile through my tears on this first day alone

Knowing eternity.

Day after day, the whole day through

Wherever my road inclined

Four feet said, "I am coming with you!"

And trotted along behind.

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