Easter Thoughts

Someone asked me the other day what it is about Easter that appeals to me so much.  And my answer was rebirth.  Yes, as a baptized and confirmed Catholic, it’s always been about resurrection, but as a mystic (and I do more and more think that’s what I really am) it’s about that, and more than that.  At Passover, the celebration is life saved and freedom gained.  At Easter, the celebration is resurrection and forgiveness of sins.  But as we celebrate all of these things in the early spring, what unites them is rebirth.  What brings us bunnies and eggs is the aliveness of nature in the springtime, reawakening as the sun warms the ground and the plans uncurl.  And a chance to begin again.  Why do we hide the eggs, or the afikomen?  So that we can root out what’s hidden, bring it to light, and start fresh.

Happy Easter, Chag Sameach, Blessed Eostre, and Welcome Spring!