Happy Holy Week!

Palm Sunday was last week (I was on a plane). Yesterday was Maundy Thursday (I forgot this fact until the day was almost over). Today is Good Friday and Sunday is Easter (I am now a bit more focused and am celebrating these two days).

Today was a quiet day for me, during which I remembered Easter weekend last year and all the changes that have happened in my life since then. Last Easter I came to the UK to take a very brief break from a whirlwind of revolutions, false accusations and emergency response work; it marked the beginning of my transition to actually living here once again.

I’ve also been thinking a lot about injustice in the world: how Jesus stood up for the rights of others but was so confident in his own identity that he allowed himself to be taunted and executed in a rather painful way. I wish I had such strength of character, to work tirelessly to right injustices I see in the world — unless they are against me. I wish injustices against me bounced off of me the way they seem to have bounced off of Jesus. Of course, Jesus’ emotions run much deeper than the brief descriptions in the Gospels, but still. I believe it is a worthy goal to which to aspire. And all of these thoughts bring me back to the most uplifting reflection of all: pondering the deep love of God.

I wonder what this Easter is doing for you? Is it a time of celebration, of family? Of reflection? Of transition?

Whatever it is, I know that this week is a holy week, no matter which corner of the world you find yourself in: there’s something beautiful in the air and my Easter wish for you is that you can breathe deeply of that holy beauty.

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  • http://beinghappygirl.blogspot.com happygirl

    Happy Good Friday and Easter to you, my friend. My Easter will be very quiet and with my small family. God is good. I, too, have been pondering the injustice in this fallen world of ours. I had an opportunity to attend a lecture by Dr. David Lamb who wrote “God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist, and Racist?” The lecture was very good and the students were attentive, although about 4 walked out. My favorite part was a student’s question regarding the wrath of God at passover. He cited the South Park Passover episode and Egyptian babies being slaughtered by God and being thrown in the Nile. Dr. Lamb responded with encouragement that this young man was affected by the inhumanity and seeming, injustice in this action. He was encouraging the man in his tender heart. Nice guy and good teacher. But, God did warn the Egyptians about the blood on the doorposts and … you know the story.

    I hope you have a Happy Easter Sunday. He is Risen!