You might be thinking, “Wait – what? Easter was last month?”

Yes, I know!

In my mind, MAY is the month that is all about new life.  For one thing, I was born in May, as was my son.  (Happy birth month to us!)  So my life started in May.

More than that, though, my dad and I were both baptized May 26, 1996.  He had been baptized as a child, but wanted to be re-baptized as a sign of re-dedication.  So our pastor baptized him, then Dad baptized me.  It was a special day (made more so by the fact that my aunt, who was a very good amateur photographer was there to take pictures.  They were the last pictures she took before she passed away less than a month later.) 

Now, my battle with depression and suicidal thoughts didn’t happen until after my baptism, but the baptism was a sign of new life.  I was laying down my life and being made new.  

After the first battle of depression, I have learned that I am constantly having to lay down my sinful life.  

Second Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.  The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

Jesus came and took all our sins away.  They were nailed to the cross with Him.  I used to think that since Jesus was perfect, He didn’t understand what I was going through.  Then one day, He said, “Caitlin, I clung to your sins while I was on that cross.  I felt them.  I carried them for you.  I experienced your sins even before you did.  And I died for them.”

Jesus took our sins into death.  Then when He rose again, He left those sins in death and gave us life.  

We can have new life through Jesus Christ.  We can say NO to sin, and YES to life with the help of the Holy Spirit.  We can spend eternity with God.

This is why May reminds me of new life.