P a r i s h o f t h e I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t o f M a r y / / E A S T E R PA B A O N 2 0 1 5 H i n u l u g a n Ta k t a k R d . A n t i p o l o C i t y
Finding Christ
Secular Easter By M a rk H a r t
I recently heard someone ranting about how commercialized Easter has become and how there is “no trace of Christ” left in His holiday. I understood the person’s concerns and agreed, in part, with their assertions. The more I got to thinking about it, though, I felt like their thoughts, while valid, were a little bit short… sighted.
Christ is everywhere. His death and resurrection are everywhere. We just need to know where to look and how to uncover them. If your focus is on Christ and your heart set on His love, you can take almost anything the world dishes out and point it back to the message of the cross, THE message of love and freedom. Take, for instance, the staples of a secular Easter celebration:
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Bunny rabbits hopping around Boiling, Painting and hiding eggs The Easter baskets with fake grass Chocolate bunnies and candy
You get the idea…... Now, we know these are counterfeit interpretations of the true meaning of Easter. It’s not like any of these have anything to do, really, with the Christ rising from the dead, right?
LOOKING A LITTLE HARDER What if we open our minds up a little bit more to make some less obvious associations between the items above the Gospel message? continued on page 2