When the early Christians gathered on the Sunday after the resurrection, were there some who were absent who had stopped believing?  Jesus was still with them and would continue to be with them for 40 days after the resurrection.  I’m positive this is the case.  Even Jesus’s disciples lost faith and sinned when being with Jesus.  Take Peter and Judas for example.  Both turned their back on Jesus with contrasting outcomes.

Certainly there were those back then, as their are today, who fail to attend church services regularly.  There are people at your church who will not show up for services for the rest of the year and into the next until Easter the following year.

And I also think that there are people who attend church who’s hearts aren’t into it.  They are there to punch their card, be seen, and leave with a clean conscious.  I’ve been at that mentality before and it is disheartening, to those affected and to those around them…and worst of all disappointing to God.

We all need that excitement and special feeling we get each Easter knowing that He has risen.  We need to remember that Christ’s resurrection is the cornerstone of our faith and the most important event of human history, as it proves Christ’s divinity.

But it can be difficult for those of weak faith due to environment or circumstances.  I wish there was a way to gleam faith like one harvests wheat on a vast farm in Kansas.  But unfortunately faith doesn’t come that easy.  It can take years.  And I’ve found I’m still growing my faith and still will be many years into the future.