Where does the Easter Bunny comes from?

Just about now the shelves of supermarkets and confectioners are beginning to fill up with Easter eggs and Easter bunnies.  But have you stopped to think about where the Easter bunny comes from?  Well the Easter bunny is also known as the spring bunny in the U.S.  The Easter Bunny is a mythical creature on par with Santa Claus.  Both the Easter bunny and Santa bring gifts at the relevant time of year...apparently.  The Easter Hare is supposed to secretly bring eggs and hide them in the home or in the garden for children to find on Easter day.  As we know Hares and Bunnies do not do this. This is a cute cuddly story but it is not true....I can hear the tears already as Santa and the Easter Bunny are fired!!!  Alas, the truth is very painful.

The true story of Easter though is a heart warming message about Gods' love.  It surrounds the account of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ who came to earth to reveal Gods' love for human beings.  There is one merit in the bunny story though, the eggs that the furry jumper brings is symbolic.  Just as the chick emerges from the egg when it hatches, Christ emerged from the grave to give us the hope of eternal life.     This is summed up beautifully in St John 3:16 in the Holy Bible.  It says: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son so that who ever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life".

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