It’s On My Mind

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 Easter.  I grew up in a family in which Easter was a big deal.  Today is Good Friday and I can’t overlook that fact.  But in a way Easter has been all week this  year.  I don’t know the date of Easter—just Christmas, the day Jesus was born on April 12.   For me, this week has been about His birth, death, and resurrection.  So, for me this week is special. 

It doesn’t matter how people judge.  God has one judgement that will occur when the Messiah comes.  And all He will care about is whether we have taken a Human Life.  That’s it.  But people judge in many ways.  I write what I feel like writing.  I’m not looking for numbers.  I’m way beyond that.  Easter is on my mind.  It’s a religious period and as a Spiritual person I can’t ignore that fact.  Just as I really can’t ignore Christmas in December.  The whole world operates on a religious calendar and my thinking won’t change this.   

But this week is special.  I have fun with Christmas, because Christmas can be about Santa and reindeer.  But Easter is different.  For me there is no Easter Bunny and brightly colored eggs.  I take Easter very seriously.  Maybe too much so.  But the meaning doesn’t escape me.  This one is short, but I don’t have a lot to say today.  I’m thinking about Easter as I smoke my Peterson System pipe with Autumn Evening pipe tobacco.  My coffee this morning is Mt. Comfort Coffee from Guatemala.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave 

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