A 2ND APRIL FOOL'S DAY?

 

At work today, I was told that this monthhas 2 April Fool's Days:the second?
Easter 
It was meant to hurt but itonly saddened me ...for the person speaking.
I am used to being mocked for my faith,
for being interrupted at mysolitary restaurant tablefor daring to say a silent prayer ofthanks 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 Godafter Covid 19 and hurricanes,
to think life can spring from death.

But isn't that what happenswhen crushed wheat is buried in the earth?

 The true spirit of Christ's teachingsis 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: