Holidays in April...

Let's see, there's April Fools Day (1st), potentially Easter (Ummm, whenever it kinda wants to be), and this year, Christmas!

What's that you say? Christmas is in December? Never! Okay, so it is, but for me, it was today. Again. Not because I got presents, but because I couldn't get over an article I read for class. Now the article itself is not overly important, and definitely not the cause for this posting, but what resulted from it definitely is.

I’ll give you one clue... Pantophobia.

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Nothing? Okay. THAT'S IT!

Got it yet?
No?

Fine, One more clue...

Yay! It's A Charlie Brown Christmas! And surprisingly this tree was a kit from Urban Outfitters at one point…. Strange. Anyways, there are so many good quotable pieces in this film,

Peanuts A Charlie Brown Christmas What Are You... by Warner_Bros_Entertainment

I love that last one the most. It's also what brought on Christmas in April. You see, the article I was reading quoted those verses, and I was astonished that rather than reading it in my head in my own voice, suddenly I could hear Linus in his sweet voice, echoing through the empty hall. I love it. So peaceful, so simple, and it reminded me of Easter.

Yes, Easter. It's not really very simple to explain, but straightforward as I can make this, Easter is an opportunity, among many others, to reflect on the lives we lead in the short moments that we have. By using those times to see God in our everyday, our every moment, we invite him nearer to us, as we also draw closer to him. What a joy and comfort and peace in that there is.

There’s the added piece of life and death in this as well. If we search for meaning in Christ’s death and resurrection, should we not also search for meaning in his living? Of the gospels, only a few chapters are devoted to his death and resurrection, opposed to the many chapters in the gospels, and outside of them, that consider his life and teachings as the subject. What if we spend time considering his death for us as part of his life, as just a part instead of the whole story?