My father told me a beautiful story of how they celebrate and reenact Good Friday and Easter in Mallorca, Spain where he lives. First, they choose a young man from the village to portray Christ. Then they choose other villagers to play the Roman soldiers and the two thieves and other important characters.
The young man in his complete costume with his robe and crown of thorns carries the cross throughout the village and he pauses to reenact the stations of the cross. When he arrives at “Golgotha” he is crucified between the two thieves, and when he dies, all of the village churches darken their lights until Sunday morning. On Easter morning, the bells chime and all the lights are cut on for sunrise services.
When I heard this story, I thought how sad it is that in America, which is known throughout the world for freedom, we are restricted from religious festivities in public places, and how much I would love to see such a beautiful event in my own country.
I want to wish everyone a meaningful Good Friday and Easter, as we commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ in our own hearts. These events are so inexplicable and unspeakably beautiful that I will not even attempt to compete with greater minds on this subject. I will simply ask that you contemplate the force of divine love behind these events this weekend with me and others around the world, and give thanks for all that was accomplished by Christ for every one of us.
As it says in one of my favorite hymns:
They bound the hands of Jesus in the garden where He prayed,
They led Him through the streets in shame,
They spat upon my Savior, so pure and free from sin,
They said “Crucify Him! He’s to blame.”
Upon His precious head they placed a crown of thorns,
They laughed and said behold the King,
They struck Him and they pierced Him, and they mocked His holy Name,
Alone He suffered everything.
(Chorus)
He could have called ten thousand angels
To destroy the world and set Him free.
He could have called ten thousand angels
But He died alone for you and me.
~♥~
Drifting into the Divine ~♥~ 