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As I reflected on Easter and its meaning I realized something I found very interesting and I just need to share it with you.<\/div>\n
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The Easter season is an observance of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. \u00a0On Easter Sunday, Christians around the world celebrate with sunrise church services, uplifting songs, and family gatherings. \u00a0It is a joyous and happy celebration with varying traditions of festivity.<\/div>\n
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I remember Easter Sunday being a time of new things. \u00a0New Easter dresses and hats for the girls and new suits for the boys. I remember new white shoes, too!\u00a0 Easter baskets were filled with new gifts and the hard boiled eggs we colored and decorated the day before.\u00a0 A true celebration! \u00a0And there was always an amazing Easter dinner with family and loved ones. \u00a0\u00a0I also remember being profoundly effected by the days leading up to Easter Sunday. The crucifixion! You know the story. \u00a0It’s incredible, no matter how you hear it.<\/div>\n
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On Good Friday I always take extra time to reflect on the journey of Jesus. \u00a0His birth, his life, his teachings, his death… \u00a0And as I thought about it, I began to realize that, at some level, we all go through a “crucifixion and resurrection” of some kind. \u00a0No, I’m not talking about being nailed to a cross. \u00a0Nor am I attempting to diminish the journey of Jesus nor overstate ours.\u00a0 I am simply making the parallel to common times.<\/div>\n
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Today, Jesus would not be nailed to a cross, yet his crucifixion would still be profoundly significant. \u00a0His life journey, though very different today, would still be a lesson for all humanity. \u00a0His teachings would still\u00a0 positively affect many and still negatively affect others. \u00a0The manner of his crucifixion and resurrection would be very different in the world today.<\/div>\n
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Similarly, every single one of us has had a time where we had to undergo a crucifixion of our own. \u00a0Let me explain… \u00a0We have, at some point, been treated unjustly or even persecuted by another. \u00a0We have all had an extremely painful test of our faith. Whether it was the loss of a job, a terrible accident, the loss of a loved one or a relationship, financial ruin, homelessness, hopelessness, drug addiction or a difficult medical diagnosis… each of these becomes an extremely painful crucifixion\/test of faith where all you hold important or valued is drastically changed or stripped away. It is a “death” of a part of you or a part of a belief system you held dear to you. \u00a0Think back… \u00a0I’m sure you can find at least one page of your life journey that fits in this narrative. \u00a0It is those times when it seems so dark and lonely you cannot see the light.\u00a0Child abuse, sexual assault, violent crime, public slander, difficult divorce, wrongful accusations, … the list goes on and on, \u00a0Each of these experiences results in some level of suffering, torture or torment. \u00a0\u00a0 Although no two people have the same journey. \u00a0We do have similar experiences and we often have similar feelings\/emotions about those life experiences.<\/div>\n
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The death of what we knew to be truth… being crucified with judgment or torment… \u00a0being left in the utter darkness of\u00a0loneliness, devoid of human support or affection … this is the kind of current crucifixion we may experience in our journey of life. Yet, after the crucifixion comes resurrection! \u00a0We walk (or crawl) through the experience seeking the light of Spirit. \u00a0We learn quickly there is no value in taking that walk alone. \u00a0No human contact is required – just our conscious choice to connect to the heavens and allow our Spirit to ascend out of the pain and negative emotion. \u00a0 \u00a0We are truly never alone! \u00a0We may lose our connection with Spirit but Spirit never loses the connection to us! \u00a0It is often at our depth of despair that we finally realize we disconnected ourselves and it is we who need to reconnect. \u00a0The resurrection IS our re-connection to Spirit. It is our renewed sense of awakening to this awareness and connecting that brings us out of the depths of darkness and restores us to the light of love.<\/div>\n
Take a moment to reflect about your own journey through those tests of faith. \u00a0Ponder how you walked through the darkness and found the light again. \u00a0What do you do now to keep a daily connection to Spirit. \u00a0What have you changed? And how would you handle another crucifixion event in the future. \u00a0Please share your thoughts \/ experiences below.<\/div>\n
Blessings of love to you!<\/div>\n
Barbette<\/div>\n
(photo credit:\u00a0 Lori Trunck\u00a0 saw this image on her way to work today!)<\/div>\n

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