Easter means that Christmas worked.
Jesus is the author of faith, the provider of faith, and the object of faith.
There's nothing that makes you more miserable (or less interesting) than self-absorption .
Only with time do we really learn who the other person is and come to love the person for him- or herself and not just for the feelings and experiences they give us.
We are saved by a man who died loving his enemies.
God is so committed to your ultimate joy that he was willing to plunge into the greatest depths of suffering himself for you.