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Sunday, April 5. 2015

Easter: I think what I need is a hard-boiled egg

I love deviled eggs. An egg salad sandwich is good too, with some celery in it, lots of pepper, on white bread.


Thanks, Easter Bunny, for laying all those pretty eggs. Easter Eggs for Grown-Up Tastes


What does Resurrection mean?  Easter and the Cosmic Christ:



It is part of the mystery of God that he acts so gently, that he gradually builds up his history within the great history of mankind; that he becomes man and so can be overlooked by his contemporaries and by the powers that shape history; that he suffers and dies and that, having risen again, he chooses to come to mankind only through the faith of the disciples to whom he reveals himself; that he continues to knock gently on the doors of our hearts and slowly opens out eyes if we open our doors to him.



It's that gentle knock that can eventually get you out of the chair or sofa, and open the door.


That painting hangs in St. Paul's in London. I was surprised to see it there.

Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink, Our Essays, Religion, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 08:08 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I don't quite understand--why were you surprised to find that painting in St. Paul's London?
#1 Apple Pie on 2015-04-05 10:13 (Reply)
Surprised because I had thought it was just some shlock illustration.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2015-04-05 17:32 (Reply)
I, of course do not intend to speak for Bird Dog, but I quite understood his surprise. It reminded me of the time I called one of my dearest friends to offer condolences on the death of his mother and he said he was troubled about arranging the funeral. "Now I have to find an Episcopal priest with leanings toward Christianity."
#2 Ralph Kinney Bennett on 2015-04-05 11:23 (Reply)
Lots of information about the painting:
https://www.stpauls.co.uk/documents/Education/Light%20of%20the%20world%20booklet.pdf
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