This year has gone by so fast. I can't believe it's already Easter again. The happiest news this Easter is the release of the British hostages being held in Iran. Having them home safe and well is the best Easter gift their families could ever have. The saddest news is the loss of four British soldiers killed by a bomb in Iraq. Our hearts go out to their families at this sad time.
Easter has become so commercialised now with Easter eggs for sale in some shops since February! It's so easy to forget the true meaning of Easter. In Christianity, Maundy Thursday recalls the Last Supper, the agony in the garden and Jesus’s arrest. For centuries, people in authority have washed the feet of their followers on this day. In England, the Queen traditionally presents “Maundy” money to pensioners (nominated by clergy of various denominations), for their service to the church. Good Friday remembers Jesus’s death on the cross and how he died to save us all. Easter Saturday is the final day of Lent. Easter Sunday celebrates Jesus’s resurrection. Happy Easter everybody!
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I was happy to see the Brits freed in time for Easter. I imagine they caught a lot of grief for what they said on Iranian tv, but they were under duress. I was surprised to hear that they'd be sent back after a couple of weeks of leave. I think they deserve to be reassigned to a safer duty.
The hostages being freed was quite an Easter present, for sure!
I finally have time to start visiting all the friends who were kind enough to offer their sympathies when my Daddy died.
Happy Easter to you, too!
I agree with you 100%. Just like Christmas, Easter too has been forgotten by so many what it really means.
Happy Easter to you. Thanks for the visit.
I was also thrilled to see the hostages released unharmed.
I am also hoping Bush and Blair keep their hands of Iran as they have caused enough damage to the Middle East as it is. Maybe they will realize the meaning of Easter themselves.
Happy Easter to you all! Thanks for stopping by.
This was awesome news!!! We were so thankful that ALL were freed!!!
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