The promise of Easter is as uplifting today as it was when it was written in the Holy Bible. The promise of our sins being washed away with the crucifixion of Jesus and our Lord rising from the tomb to deliver us from the evils of sin is a reminder of God’s love for His people.
The Choctaw Nation will celebrate the Lord’s triumph over death with an Easter celebration at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12 on the Tuskahoma Capitol Grounds. The Choctaw Nation’s tribal offices will be closed on Friday, April 18 for Good Friday.
On April 12, we will gather at the Choctaw Capitol to spread the good news of Easter, enjoy the day with our families and enjoy our tribe’s culture. This is an event I personally look forward to each year as it gives me a chance to fellowship with our tribal members, enjoy an Easter egg hunt and fill up with a good meal surrounded by friends and family. In addition to wonderful fellowship with tribal members and their families, we’ll also have some fun, surprises, and giveaways. We have a full morning of activities planned for this big event including:
- Gospel band
- Easter message
- Easter egg hunt (eggs dropped by helicopter if weather permits)
- Photos with Easter chicks (Printed photos will be provided by vendor)
- Prize giveaways
- Choctaw artists and department booths
- Free lunch
We must remember the reason for this Easter celebration is to give thanks to the Lord for a promise fulfilled that saved us all from sin. I take strong comfort in the knowledge that God so loved the world that he gave his only son, Jesus, to be sacrificed so our sins would be washed away. That love sustains me when I need some guidance in life, or I struggle with a decision. My hope is that everyone who reads this takes comfort in the fact that you are beloved of the Lord and that your life, regardless of current circumstances, is a blessing that the Lord has bestowed upon you – so make the most of it.
The promise of Easter and the good news of Jesus rising from the tomb should be celebrated. Whether you fellowship with your tribe on April 12 in Tuskahoma or not, I hope that you celebrate this Easter with your family and friends and have a wonderful day of faith, family and culture. I am going to end this with the story of Jesus rising from his tomb and fulfilling the promise of Easter:
“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” Then they remembered his words.
– Luke 24, Verse 1-8
Yakoke and God Bless!
Himak nittak a, Chisvs Klaist vt illit falamvt tani tok i miha yvt vba takalichi kvt Holisso Holittopa a holisso tok ma chohmi. Chisvs im iti taiyukhvna ahonvhla yvt pim aiashvchika pi kashofa chi ka miha pima tok. Chihowa hvt im okla i hullo ka pi Chitokaka illi tok osh falamvt tani yvt hvpi ikhanachi.
Chitokaka yvt illi imaiya tok a Chahta Okla yvt holitoblicha chi. Nittak Hullo Nakfish, Tek I Hvshi nittak awah tuklo ya tabokoli ikono hvshi kanvlli pokkoli iklvnna ya Tuskahoma Capitol Grounds aholitoblit isht anumpula chi. Good Friday, Nittak Hullo Ibaiyi, Tek I Hvshi nittak awah untuchina ya Chahta Okla im okla atoksvli yvt vlhkama chi.
Tek I Hvshi nittak awah tuklo ya Chahta I Chukka Hanta il aiittvhoba chi. Pi chukka achvffa anonti pim aivlhpesa aiena ka nittak ma e pisa chi. Afvmmi aiyuka yvmohmi ilvppa svlap fena hosh hoyo li. Pim okla ibafoka vhleha ya ittibafoka cha akakushi hoyo pisa la chi ka aivlhpiesa vma. Kana micha chukka achvffa si apakfokvchi hosh impa achukma isht si alota chi. Ihlauvlli, anukhlakancha, hopela aiena hvpim asha chi. Yvmohmi ilvppa aiahni onnahinli alottoa ho il apesa tuk. Aiahni ilvppa aienincha chi:
- Vba Anumpa Lukoli
- Chisvs Kaist vt Illit Falamvt Tani Tok Isht Ikhana Anumpa
- Akakushi Hoyo (Kucha yvt apesa hokma, akakushi yvt sanahchi afohlichi aliwela chi)
- Akakushi Iba Holbvt Toba (Kanchi akosh holbvt toba atahla chi)
- Vlhtoba Hopela
- Chahta Toksvli I Ponna anonti Kvshkoa Im Vlhtipo
- Pilla Impa
Nan ihmi ho Chisvs Klaist vt Illit Falamvt Tani Tok a e holitoblichi ka il ikhaiyana pulla. Chitokaka yvt i miha aiahlichit aiashvchika hvpi ahlakoffichi tuka yakoke il ima. Chihowa hvt yakni i hullo fehna tuka si anukfokka kvt hopohla hlampko eshi li. Pim aiashvchika pim alhchifa hinla ka Ushi achvffa illa, Chisvs, vt isht aiokpvcha chi ka ima tok. Aiokchaya im anumpa a sv bvnna keyukmvt ahokofa ittishi likma i hullo yvmmvt sv hallvlli. Chitokaka im i holittopa kvt ahli ka nan uha yvt ilvppa hochefo kvt hopohlvt eshi ka ahni li. Himak akaniohmi kia, chim aiokchaya yvt nan isht aiyukpa yo Chitokaka yvt chi o bohli tok. Talaia ya isht ilaiyukpa ishi.
Chisvs Klaist vt Illit Falamvt Tani Tok i miha anonti Chisvs im illi tok osh falamt tani yvt holitopvt isht anumpa hinla tuk. Chisvs Klaist vt Illit Falamvt Tani Tok ilvppa, Tuskahoma ya okla ish ibafoka keyukmvt chi chukka achvffa anonti chi kana ish iba holitoblicha chi ka ahni li. Na yimmi, chukka achvffa, micha im aivlhpesa imma nittak achukma ish isha chike! Chisvs im illi tok osh falamvt tani yvt Chisvs Klaist vt Illit Falamvt Tani Tok i miha aiahlichi tok anumpa nan anoli ako ilvppa isht vhlichi la chi:
- Atuk osh wek nitak vmmona onnvt okhlilinchi fehna ho na balama atahli tuk vt
ishit, inla ka ai itapihvt, sepvlka yash okla ai ona tok.
- Mihma tvli vt sepvlka ya kanima pit tonoli tuk o okla pisa tok.
- Mihmvt okla pit chukowa tuk osh, Chitokaka Chisvs haknip ash ik peso ki tok.
- Atuk o yakohmi tok; okla nana a kaniohmi ik ai ithano fehnvt maya ma, yakeh!
hatak tuklo kvt i na fohka shohmalali hosh itumasi a hinli tok.
- Mihma okla nukshopvt, aka pit yochonoli ma, yvmmak ash ot, Nanta katiohmi ho
okchaya illi aiasha ako hvsh hoyo cho?
- Ilvppa ikshoshke; amba tani tuk oke; Kalili a anta moma mvt hvchim anoli kvt;
- Hatak Ushi vt hatak nan ashvchi vhleha ibbak a a fohka cha, iti taiyukhvna ai
ahonvhla tuk osh, nitak ont atuchinakma falamvt tana hi oke, achi tuk a hvsh
ithaiyanashke, im achi tok.
- Mihma im anumpa ha tok ash okla ithaiyana tok.
Luke Chapta Pokoli Tuklo akucha Ushta: Anumpa Atatoa Achvffa hiket Untuchina Vhli
Yakoke anonti Chihowa hvt hvchi holitoblashke!
