A Thank You Letter to Jesus

This Easter, I find myself simply saying… thank You.   

Thank You, Jesus, for loving me before I ever thought to love You.   

Thank You for stepping into a world that did not recognize You, yet You came anyway.   

Thank You for the cross—the place where Your love was not just spoken, but proven.   

You carried what I could not carry.   You paid what I could never repay.   

Thank You for the empty tomb.   Because of it, my failures are not final.   

My sin is not my identity.   

Death is not my end.   

Thank You for new life.   

Not just someday—but right now.   

A living hope. 

A fresh start. 

A daily renewal.   

This Easter, I’m reminded that You didn’t just rise from the grave—You invite me to rise too.   

So today, I say thank You… not just with words, but with a life that seeks to follow You more closely.   

He is risen—and because He lives, so can we.   

by D. Reyes