tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321402.post7943241143900826844..comments2023-09-18T01:46:27.105-07:00Comments on Speaking Natalie: On EasterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321402.post-60002583761041612852012-04-09T07:00:04.374-07:002012-04-09T07:00:04.374-07:00Thanks for writing; it's always good to read y...Thanks for writing; it's always good to read your thoughts.<br /><br />Personally, I'm a big fan of the ancient customs, as a way to the Easter spirit. (It's one of the nice thing of being in a "higher" church tradition—one of the main things that drew me into it, really, though I think my turning point was at All Saints' Day rather than Easter.) That way to Easter goes through forty days of meditation on slavery, hunger, and death. At the end of which: Thursday. And Friday. And Saturday. And vigil, in darkness, and strange, alien passages are recalled: The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. You who have no money, come, buy, and eat. Son of man, can these bones live? And the strangest and most alien words come at last—and light. Do not be afraid. He is not here.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407714989987462536noreply@blogger.com