Paul Pearsall in his book Awe observes that among the many words in the American vocabulary that we have overused and underappreciated, the word awe would certainly rank high on the list.  "Awesome hair, dude!"  Yet we can ignore a beautiful sunrise as though it didn't exist.  THE two most awesome days in human history occurred, ironically, within fifty days of each other.  The day a Gallilian carpenter walked out of a tomb declaring himself to be the resurrected Son of God and the day the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the believers at Pentecost. Nowhere in history will you find two more awesome days, not only in their historicity, but, even more, in their practical relevence.  Because the tomb is empty, we need not fear death.  And because the Holy Spirit makes his home in our hearts, we need not fear life.  We are not alone.  We are not on our own.  What God calls us to, He empowers us for.  And, when death finally comes, it, too, is victory.  Not afraid to die.  Not afraid to live.  Awesome!!!