Winter is a difficult time of year for many. For those in the cold, it represents a time in which survival is in question. For our ancestors, it was about having enough food. We too, look at winter as a time of preparation. We prepare ourselves not for the harvest of food, but the harvest of souls. That we celebrate with the coming of Easter. Easter, though the name was taken from pagan roots, is the time we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Lamb sacrifice that is forever and ever. God made flesh to restore our image as God's image. To establish the Kingdom here, now and to come. We celebrate this month with Hope.