Easter
Is Easter Tuesday a thing? If it is, then today is Easter Tuesday! It is always an interesting experience to celebrate a festival when you are in a different context. Easter this year felt different to usual. Holy Week is normally reflective running up to Good Friday, which is a very special day focused on the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. We tend to go to church several times for a Maundy Thursday event, and a Good Friday eveny, and the Easter Sunday service. There is very specific feeling that accompanies Easter Sunday - the wonderful celebration of life after death. Rejoicing in the triumph of Jesus over sin, death and hell, and how he has forged a new path from earth to heaven that we can follow. Singing 'Thine be the glory' or similar Easter hymns and meaning every word. Even the chocolate eggs feel special. But this year, I tried to feel as I feel at home over Easter and failed. But what was comforting was the fact that the essential truths behind Easter remains the...