Happy Easter
Everyone!
There are a
lot of reasons I love this holiday, however I must admit I do not like the
commercial side. Bunnies, eggs, flowers,
carrots, & baby chicks are all cute and related to spring but what do they
really have to do with Easter. As a kid,
I’m sure finding mystery eggs my parents hid in my backyard was fun, probably
more fun than sitting in church all day.
But sometimes I feel like it gets way too blown out. It has become to a lot of people like a
rather than having Santa come bring gifts, it’s some bunny (Easter Bunny) that
gives us treats and joy. Maybe I’m a
little uneducated on the subject, but from different types of accounts Santa
has some historical Christian tradition and story behind it, and the only thing
I can find comparable with an Easter bunny would be Christ. I don’t personally feel comfortable comparing
Christ to a bunny; I find it a bit irreverent.
We celebrate Easter because of
one of the greatest miracles that has happened on earth (according to
Christians). In a matter of a few hours
and the years preceding them Jesus Christ our Savior literally saved our lives,
atoned for our sins, left this undying charity that will be remembered not only
to those that believe in him, but in those who seek to learn any type of worldly
history ever known. There is not
recorded a more giving, honorable, loving, heroic, charitable, sacrificing, and
resurrected individual. As remarkable
and as an extraordinary savior as Christ, how is it that we can comparable his immeasurable
grace to a bunny, in which I believe he created that bunny. I get the whole spring association, and it’s
fun especially for kids argument, but is it wrong for me to truly question why
all the eggs, bunnies, and baby chicks are justly necessary. If they are, why can they not be more related
in some form to the true meaning of why we celebrate Easter? Don’t get me wrong, I love decorating eggs,
hiding them for little ones that are anxious for them, and I’m a sucker for all
the candy that goes on sale. But it’s just a thought, and much of a wish that
we could more heavily define the meanings behind all these traditions.
