Eggs, Lilies and Bunnies

On the day before the day before Easter, as I was strolling the aisles of the local grocery store, I was in awe of the abundant displays of products - candy, stuffed animals, toys, cards, flowers - all enticements with which to "celebrate" the upcoming Christian holiday called Easter. In so many ways, I believe this holiday is lost on millions of people and has been reduced to another day of family gatherings, egg hunts on expansive lawns or small aprtment decks, and large meals of ham, jello salad and green beans. Easter, for me, has long been more of a feeling about re-birth, even within my own heart, than about anything else. It represents a time of hope and newness and a reminder that spring does bring beauty, joy and delight - if I but look with an aware heart.