I haven’t been to the bookstore to pick up new quote book yet. As I told you yesterday, the quote books I have did not have any quotes about Good Friday. Only one had some quotes about Easter, and those quotes are from people you won’t quickly recognize.

But here are a few more of the Easter quotes:

“The story of Easter is the story of God’s wonderful window of divine surprise.” –Carl Knudsen

“The great day does not merely arrive like a date on the calendar; it explodes!”

It used to anyway. I read in a paper this morning that less than half of those who proclaim to be Christian, in their survey, knew or believed that Easter recognizes the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Less than half! And this used to be a Christian nation.

“Easter morning is not merely a declaration that we are immortal, but a declaration that we are the immortal children of God.” –George Matheson.

“Easter is the New Year’s Day of the soul.” –A.B. Simpson

Now here’s a general quote from one of my Favorites, Benjamin Franklin:

“I love Him, therefore, for His goodness, and I adore Him for His wisdom. Let me then not fail to praise my God continually, for it is His due, and is all I can return for His many favors and great goodness to me; and let me resolve to be virtuous, that I may be happy, that I may please Him who is delighted to see me happy.” (Founding Fathers—Uncommon Heroes by Steven W. Allen, JD, 2003, page 11).