Happy Easter

I found out some things about Easter this weekend. Easter has nothing to do with eggs or little fluffy bunnies or a load of candy bound to gift us endless cavities. Its not even really all that much about family, at least not the family tree type family we normally spend time with on this occasion. It was this weekend when I didn't see my "family" and I didn't go "home" and I didn't sit on the lap of a rabbit in the mall or dye eggs or even eat candy that Easter was still powerful and real and meaningful. It is about Christ setting off a string of events that set into motion a new and revolutionary way of thinking and living, where family transcends the simple flesh and blood of dna and a group of unrelated humans can come together for a day and share a meal together and form a family even if they have only just met. It is when another "family" that is related unreservedly invites you in to spend a few hours and then a few more and then a meal and then the night if you wish and another meal the next day and you play with their dogs and swing on their porch and get the sense that you are a part of their family if only by "Someone Elses" FLESH and BLOOD. Christ did a curious thing in his death and resurrection. He started a war and he started a bloodline, his bloodline. It is when believers come together as a family, loving uncondtionally and putting aside differences, that we deal out our blows in this waging war and become a beacon of light to the world around us.