Easter

easter is the most wonderful time of the year. forget christmas with its razzamataz and glitz. easter is more difficlut to sanitize and detach from the mystery of its first meaning. i was struck again today how strange belief in a crucifed jewsih peasant is and how the cross still is endlessly mysterious and wonderful. there was a great bbc 1 programme about the cross this morning. in it they talked to an artist who has painted over 100 crucifixions. he siad he was looking for the face of christ.

john v taylor says that jesus never learnt to withhold love. he was the ultimate man for others. all the forces of mockery, violence, lies, could not stop jesus living for others even until the very end that was in the same moment the beginning.