Have you ever received an
Easter card proclaiming “We are an Easter People?”
In an article in the April 11-24, 2014 edition of The National Catholic Reporter, Peg
Ekerdt wrote of having received such a card from “a mother of 13, grandmother
of more, who was living with an advanced stage of breast cancer . . . Barb
wanted all whom she loved to know that the power of faith transforms even
death.” These words say more the traditional Happy Easter messages that do
little save to remind us to dye the eggs, buy the chocolate bunnies, and
perhaps . . . maybe . . . attend church to celebrate faith.
Who are these Easter people? Easter people probably don’t think
of themselves as such. They might or might not be Christians. For that matter,
they might not even believe in God. But Easter people surround us. They reveal
themselves by the way they care for and love one another, the way they live
with honor and honesty and work to make their bit of the earth a better place
to live. They are the ones who share what they have with those needier than
themselves, who celebrate the good that surrounds them, they are the ones who greet
adversity with courage and yet continue to hope. Keep your eyes open for these
“Easter People,” you might discover that you are one of them.
Peace and every good blessing,
Beryl
