You don’t have to be baptised to appreciate the worship of JC’s Resurrection. But even this techno-pagan can appreciate the wonderful holiday that is Easter – and here are 3 reasons why.
1) We all want to be worthy of a resurrection – emotional or otherwise.
How many times have you been in a situation where you KNOW you failed – and have wanted to come back from that? Easter helps focus that attention such that anyone can come back from whatever set them on the wrong path. Everyone is worthy of redemption, but not everyone wants to resurrect their reputation, their livelihood, their participation into the world by doing the work required of such a project. Easter reminds me that hard work is needed to get back into the Game, and I thank JC for that big time.
2) The Lesson of Grace.
Okay, JC was crucified, which was by all accounts a harrowing death – with his mother there and all. But the softness of his reappearance shows me the lesson of Grace. You can treat your enemies with grace and it’s okay…it’s not about exacting revenge or pound-for-pound settling-up…it’s about Soulful Forgiveness. Many of us right now have people in our lives who we need to forgive – in the words of Rupert Giles from ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ – “To forgive is an act of compassion… It’s not done because people deserve it. It’s done because they need it.” I always think of that quote during Easter, as it perfectly describes what Christ did for those who believe in him as followers – and what those of us who aren’t followers admire about him. And from a vampire slayer’s teacher as well!
3) Easter is a moveable feast – Moon wise!
That Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the Spring Equinox just reinforces the point that Christianity had to sort out the ‘Pagan Problem’ per its further adoption. And it cracks me up that Easter is moveable, yet Christmas isn’t. I’ve always thought of Christmas as a Hallmark Holiday and not a religious one – and the Easter issue only drives it home. No matter – Mazel Tov!
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