Easter

Funnily enough Easter, the holiday celebrating rebirth and resurrection takes place in spring, when the earth is reborn or resurrected. This is one of my favorite things to think about around Easter. Not only the renewal of physical life, but spiritual life as well, when we can be born again because of what Jesus Christ did for us so that we could some unto our father in heaven again. Easter is more associated with the Easter Bunny and baby animals than it is with Christ, which when it comes to the Easter Bunny I don’t understand. Sure my parents told me about him, and everything, but he never made as big of an impression on me as Santa Clause did. But the baby animals I understand because of course it is spring when everything is being born. I think God had Easter, the celebration of Christ’s resurrection, in spring on purpose. Because it imprints on our minds more fully the rebirth of all things. Of which Christ made possible by his death and resurrection on this earth and I can’t think of anything more beautiful. Because of Jesus Christ we can be born again, we can always come back to God no matter how far we have strayed. No Matter How Far. Ah spring, the time to be reborn.

Commitment

When one thinks of commitment, one thinks of how final it is. To most people (such as myself), feel that commitment is a frightening thing. Once you’re committed, there is no going back. In church last Sunday I heard a phrase that struck me as true. “Committing to something is an act of faith.” I was a little dumbfounded by those words, mainly because I could not believe that I had not thought of them before. Of course it is an act of faith! You don’t really know what is ahead of you and yet you decide to stick to something no matter what happens. For people like me, who like to see the path in front of them at all times don’t like to commit to something they don’t know about. But you know, it’s almost a relief to close your eyes and leap. I’ve been doing a lot of that this past year and it has served me well. Thank Heavens!