Morning AB, All...Happy Easter.
Went to Easter Vigil last night. Never did such a thing, perhaps I should be ashamed.
Candles, church in dark, bishop presiding.
Came home and watched Easter Vigil again on EWTN at the Bascillica in DC, such was my fascination.
That service really brings home the connection back to the first Easter rising. I have been to it in a tiny church and in a huge cathedral. A powerful experience either way.
I did Easter vigil last night, too. I was also the lector. I did a LOT of reading last night! A beautiful Spring night here in Alabama. Warm, flowers and trees (and pollen) in full bloom; we lit the fire in the glow of the setting sun. A very nice service, but no one to baptise this year.
Easter is a bittersweet time for me. I know Jesus had to die for our sins and in order to fufill prophecy, but His death so points out our human ugliness. After all, last Sunday we celebrated His entry into Jerusalem, with palms and songs of praise. In less than a week most of Jerusalem wanted Him killed. How fickle mankind is.
Even a political lesson, when you think about it.