JC - AOK

JC DOA

JC AWOL

OMG

JC AOK

EASTER in 19 letters. (I cannot claim credit for thinking this up, I saw it on Twitter but it's so good I had to use it.)

The whole of the Easter story summed up in simple terms. It's like when the lawyer asked Jesus to sum up the 10 commandments and Jesus did it in two lines -

Love The Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength &
Love your neighbour as yourself.

Going straight to the heart of the issue - and here, in simple terms, this sign is doing the same thing to the story of Easter.

For those of you who have trouble with text speak let me enlighten you...

JC DOA - Jesus Christ Dead on Arrival

JC AWOL - Jesus Christ Absent without leave

OMG - Oh my God

JC AOK - Jesus Christ A-Okay

(I wanted to put JC - BRB at the start (Jesus Christ -be right back) but somehow it doesn't quite fit in.)

What else does it need? We have the crucifixion and death of Jesus (DOA); we have the loneliness of his scattered followers on that first Easter Saturday (AWOL); we have the absolute wonder of those who went at the empty tomb, those who walked the Emmaus road, the statement of belief from Thomas (OMG); and we have the joy of the disciples and all his followers at the resurrection of Jesus (AOK).

Easter in 19, social media friendly, letters.

Don't keep it to yourself - share it with everyone you can, for it is indeed Good News.

Jesus Christ IS risen!
He is risen indeed!

Have a blessed Easter.