Easter is a time when darkness and light seem to collide. Easter is a time that carries all the cold and bitterness of winter and at the same time the hope and promise of spring. The pinnacle for me is always that night before Easter. For you see, it was that night before Easter, sixteen years ago, when I had a life altering experience. I heard the words, “Christina Atherean, child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ forever.” My head wet, my hair still damp from water, an oily cross was marked on my head….READ MORE