The Meaning of Easter
I find it sad that people would so readily reject the true meaning of Easter (and the entire Lent season, for that matter) these days. Nowadays, it’s all about rabbits, eggs, and parties. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that you should get rid of all these, get rid of the fun factor. Hey, I’m a fun-loving gal in my early 20s. I just find it wrong that people forget so easily.
There’s this line in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (the film version) at the beginning, when all you can here is Galadriel’s voice talking about the history of the ring. She said, “And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend, and legend became myth.” I don’t think that most people have forgotten what Easter is truly about, not really, but they just conveniently put it at the back of their minds in favor of the more “popular” ones. The thing is, though, not everything that’s well-known is better. You only have to look at wars to prove that. Let’s not “Hallmark”-ize holidays no more than we have to. When you get down to it, Easter is about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the One who died for us, and who rose again from the dead, also for us. Heck, it is also His life that we also celebrate during Christmas. It is His love that we are celebrating, and not the number of colorful eggs that we can collect. Please let’s not forget that, because that is the plain, simple, yet meaningful truth. Know Him. Love Him. Worship Him.
March 22nd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
yeah too bad people think about the shallow meaning of Easter or even the entire Lenten season. It’s easy to remember the eastern bunnies, egg hunting and holiday= non working day= vacaction= let’s go to the beach, et.al.. while the true meaning of Our Lord’s sacrifice is hardly recognized.
March 25th, 2008 at 9:25 am
yeah… true dat, playa.. lol but yeah.. nice LotR reference