Today, more than 2 billion Christians the world over will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. That event — his rising from the tomb on Easter Sunday — is central to their belief that he was not just a charismatic, miracle-working martyr but one of the three persons of God.
Two thousand years later, millions of new disciples profess every year to follow Jesus’ teachings.
Most fall short because Christianity is hard. Jesus preached forgiveness, not vengeance; to serve, not to be served; to humble oneself, not lord over others; to give, not to possess.
He offered the opposite of what the world of his time and still today considers of value: wealth, power, prestige. Yet, those who get closest to what Christianity says is most important — love, sacrifice, prayer — also seem to be the most fulfilled.
