16 Easter Quotes and Verses to Read Before the Big Brunch

"Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal and new life." - Janine di Giovanni

"Easter is very important to me. It's a second chance." - Reba McEntire

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"He has risen." - Matthew 28:6

"The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances." - Robert Flatt

"The very first Easter taught us this: That life never ends and love never dies." - Kate McGahan

"Blossom by blossom the spring begins." - Algernon Charles Swinburne

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"Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life." - S.D. Gordon

 "He is not here; he has risen!" - Luke 24:6-7

"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song." - Pope John Paul II

"The great gift of Easter is hope." - Basil Hume

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"That is one good thing about this world—there are always sure to be more springs." - L.M. Montgomery

"The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created spring." - Bernard Williams

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"Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime." - Martin Luther

"We proclaim the resurrection of Christ when his light illuminates the dark moments of our existence." - Pope Francis

"There are always flowers for those who want to see them." - Henri Matisse

"He knows the way because He is the way." - Jeffrey R. Holland