A 2ND APRIL FOOL'S DAY?

 

At work today, I was told that this month

has 2 April Fool's Days:

the second?

Easter 

It was meant to hurt but it

only saddened me ...

for the person speaking.

I am used to being mocked for my faith,

for being interrupted at my

solitary restaurant table

for daring to say a silent prayer of

thanks for my food in public.

But Christians have a long history 

of being called fools.

From the Pharisees to 

sophisticated modern thinkers,

 the thought of there being 

an actual resurrection is mocked.

From Cadbury to Store windows, 

Easter Bunnies are all the rage.

Jesus is tastefully left out of sight.

More people believe in the paranormal 

 than they do in a personal God.

Many feel it is foolishness to believe in God.

I can understand that --

On the surface it seems foolish 

to meet hate with love

to feel there is a caring God

after Covid 19 and hurricanes,

to think life can spring from death.

But isn't that what happens

when crushed wheat 

is buried in the earth?

 The true spirit of Christ's teachings

is bruised but not gone.

Still, Easter holds a message for us all, 

religious or not.

It is a message of 

hope and reconciliation.

Even when met with 

mocking and hostility,

Love offers us 

Life after Death,

More than that:

a possibility of forgiveness 

and

a fresh start.

HAPPY EASTER

MY FRIENDS

After my home burned,

this song helped keep me going: