Easter
Today is Easter Sunday... at least for most of you. For those of us in Greece, Cyprus, and perhaps a few other nations where Orthodox Christianity is prevalent, Easter is not until next Sunday. So if I had just stayed in America one extra week, I could have had double the amount of Cadbury Eggs, Peeps, and chocolate bunnies... oh well.So this coming week, Leia and I will be helping our youth group to put together an Easter drama for Saturday night. Should be pretty cool. The kids seem nice, and a few of them even made me a little Easter/welcome card and gave me some candy. Most of them are a bit shy around me, however, mostly because they are not very confident in their English... and it goes without saying that I'm not very confident in my Greek!
Leia is a school teacher, and she has the next two weeks off for Easter break, so we are going to use the time to finish some wedding preparations, and also to work on getting all of my belongings moved in and set up (once they arrive, hopefully in one piece). So it's going to be a busy time, but I'm hoping it may keep my brain occupied and prevent me from freaking out too much about this drastic change in my life. It's been a bit of a rollercoaster so far, but there are little moments of grace and beauty all along, which is really all any of us can ask for.
I'll leave you for now with some song lyrics that I really like, and which sort of hint at an Easter theme, at least:
"Gjs" by Mineral:
"You woke me in the morning
To say 'He is risen.'
And I replied with a smile,
'He is risen indeed.'
And somehow you always leave the room
alive with truth and beauty and
carry yourself like you know that
it's all just a matter of time.
I say, 'What if I'm too far down this time—
too proud to hope, too weak to climb?'
But you just pierce me through with eyes
that know I'm not . . . and I can.
And carry yourself like you're sure of it
that the stitches dissolve, that the wounds all heal in time.
And your words are giants next to mine.
And your thoughts are giants.
I only hope that, someday
I might resemble you in even the smallest way.
I only hope that you can be proud of me."
Be blessed, dear friends.
–John
posted by John and Leia @ 12:09 PM
1 Comments:
Hahaha. Like you'll have Peeps in Cyprus. If you do, send some my way! I've gone off Cadbury Cream Eggs since they're available all year here. Happy Easter to come!
As far as Greek goes, I can pronounce most things, but I only know about 5 words (from helping a seminary student learn his Greek vocabulary before a test). I don't think I'll find 'resurrection' on too many road signs!
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