tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post8841438228620987963..comments2023-04-10T04:47:36.651-04:00Comments on Roots-n-Shoots: Nothing Left to LoseFrank Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-21222963532779821802008-03-22T01:38:00.000-04:002008-03-22T01:38:00.000-04:00This really rings true:"If there were ever a ...This really rings true:<br><br>"If there were ever a day when the hollow becomes the hallowed, it would be today. "<br><br>Glad I found this blog. :)<br><br>jennytakearideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-1495535916161984652008-03-22T14:42:00.000-04:002008-03-22T14:42:00.000-04:00I think Easter is the only holiday that is hard to...I think Easter is the only holiday that is hard to celebrate secularly (even given the Easter Bunny). In my years as an atheist, it was totally easy to skip that one once my grandma E died and there was no one around who wanted to get family together to celebrate it. Top it off with the fact that my husband died the day before Easter (April 14) in 2001, and I could just forget it existed for awhile.<br><br>Now, finding faith again, I've found myself looking more closely at Easter and reflecting upon its meaning in ways I never did before, even in my Catholic upbringing... I'm learning all new things about it (never heard of Maundy Thursday). I am still debating whether I'm going to do the UU church tomorrow, or go to a Christian one to experience the walk from the point of view of those who celebrate it. The events of Easter are, as my boyfriend aptly pointed out, what birthed Christianity. Whereas Christmas is the birth of the Messiah, the child that was to become the great leader later. Christmas is more of a celebration because of that--everyone knows what it's like to celebrate the birth of a child. Good Friday is more like the funeral... and somber.Mars Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-37555707621733897662008-03-22T21:43:00.000-04:002008-03-22T21:43:00.000-04:00Thanks for visiting, Jenny!MG: Yeah, Easter is tr...Thanks for visiting, Jenny!<br><br><br>MG: Yeah, Easter is truly the pivotal holiday of the Christian calendar, but it really hasn't fared very well in the secular onslaught. If the chocolate industry didn't have its heyday with Easter, it might have been forgotten altogether by now.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-78106366989369770272008-03-24T00:44:00.000-04:002008-03-24T00:44:00.000-04:00This is one of my favorites of your posts so far.S...This is one of my favorites of your posts so far.<br><br>See also:<br>http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/why-is-it-good-friday/#more-808Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743934761931818560noreply@blogger.com