As the pastor prepared to leave, the woman suddenly remembered something else. "There's
one more thing," she said excitedly.
"What's that?" said the pastor.
"This is important," the woman said." I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand."
    
The pastor stood looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say.  The woman explained. "In all my years of attending church socials and potluck dinners, when
the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'keep your fork.' It was my favorite part of the meal because I knew something better was coming like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. So when people see me in that casket with a fork in my hand and they ask, 'what's with the fork?' I want you to tell them: 'keep your fork. The best is yet to come!'"
 
I like that. 'The best is yet to come!" The German theologian, Wolfhart Pannenberg said, "The evidence for Jesus' resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things.  First, it is a very unusual event. And second, if you believe it happened, you have to change the way you live."

That's the deal with Easter's resurrection—if you believe it then you change the way you live. There is evident change in your attitude, behavior and perspective on life. The hope and truth of the resurrection bring transforming power into the life of each who believes. This is a life that lives with "a fork in one's hand because the best is yet to come!"

Come join the celebration on Easter and bring a friend or family member who could use Easter's hope, truth and power in their own life.