Or whatever you want to call it!
For me, it’s Easter.
A time to remember and reflect and respond to my faith.
A reminder that death is never the end of the story.
For some, it’s about the cycles of the seasons and looking forward to the renewal of the earth. (Which makes no sense for us in Australia coming into fall/autumn)
For other’s it is about chocolate and hot cross buns and enough treats to cause a sugar high that lasts for a month. (Don’t get me wrong, we’ve enjoyed those too)
For other’s it is a marketing goldmine. A chance to put on special sales and increase their own wealth (because really, who doesn’t need hot cross buns in January?)
For yet other’s it’s a chance to push their religious agenda’s or to attempt to sensationalise news by linking it to religion or to jump on the ‘political correctness’ bandwagon (which annoys me no end)
Now I don’t care what your reason for acknowledging the season is. I really don’t.
If you want to make it all about chocolate bunnies and make jokes calling Jesus a zombie and make stupid statements about the spread of AIDS being made worse by the availability of condoms instead of leading the church in the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus or get caught up in discussions about how the Via Dolorosa is in the wrong spot ……….. go right ahead.
What ever floats your boat.
As frustrating as some of the bullshit news story connections are at this time of year, they are just that. Bullshit. And we know to expect that.
But please, show a little respect while you are doing it. Just a little consideration that what you are doing is not diminishing the significance of the time for those to whom it does have special meaning.
In Tarot cards, the death card is used to represent change. The passing of something – a stage of life, a relationship, an ideal, an idea and the beginning of something new.
We live in a world where we face an uncertain future with the global financial crisis, global warming crisis, an overall-sense-of-hopelessness crisis and all the other stuff gone wrong in this crazy world. The death card has been dealt for our world as we know it.
So I ask you to stop and think the next time you go to make a joke about someone else’s faith, or cast scorn on them and dismiss them as nutters or discriminate against them as fools or remove their religious symbols in the name of political correctness.
Because isn’t finding a bit of hope where you can a good thing?
Couldn’t we all use a reminder that death is never the end of the story?
Beautifully written, I can sure use a grain of hope- I’ll take it where ever I can get it. Amen sister!
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Abso freakin’ lutely.
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There’s a message that speaks to everyone. Well done, Mistress.
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yep yep yep!
Nicely done and well said.
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zombie jesus loves you for your brains!
Someone in a blog once insulted a holiday I celebrate.
I was really offended and stopped reading their blog for awhile.
I don’t mind light-hearted joking. I don’t mind debate and discussion.
But I don’t like mean-spirited stuff.
I don’t really celebrate Easter in anyway–besides buying/eating some of the candy. But I like reading about other people’s celebrations. It seems like a very lovely holiday–whether it’s about Jesus or family-togetherness.
I hope you had a wonderful Easter.
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Exactly!
Jayne’s last blog post..Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and headed back….to her grrls, came out of the closet and lived happily ever after.
It’s true. Death is not the end. It’s merely the next step. To whatever life form your soul takes on after the human body dies. I’d like to come back as a tree. One of those huge sturdy oaks that lives for 200 years or more.
Well said
Nice one Mistress B! Tolerance and respect are the keys to peace.
Bloody well said….tolerance and respect are 2 very under used words these days, regardless of what they’re in relation to….
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Amen, B! I hate reading blogs and then doing a double take when my beliefs are ridiculed and my faith is profaned.
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