Dearly Beloved,

Today is Good Friday and also Passover, very
special days. When I woke this morning I was
very grateful for this day and the sun pouring in.
It was such a reminder of the darkness of the
night and the glory of the sunrise which represents
Good Friday and Easter.

I see Good Friday as a gift from Jesus that He
gave so freely that we could have the freedom
to forgive ourselves and others. He forgave
those who crucified Him to show us the
Power of Love and to show us that the
sun always rises after the darkness of whatever
is keeping us from seeing the Light.

A hero is someone who gives all that he/she is
when someone else is in trouble. Whether or
nor he loses his life, he is still a hero for putting
someone’s needs first before his/her own.I never
thought of Jesus as a Hero but in actuality He is.
He gave his life for the world much as our
beautiful armed forces give of themselves for us.
You and I have many heroes in our lives with
many different names. Yet, Jesus did it so we
would not have to so why are we still asking
humanity to give their lives. Let’s bring peace to
the world so no one else needs to die for us.
This is a new perspective for me as I have never
considered it in this way before.

When you are in the midst of troubles and ailments,
it is difficult to see another aspect of the experience.
Whenever you begin to think of the “bad” things
that happened to you or yours, look back and
become aware of where you are now, You did
come through whatever you went through and
it is simply a memory now, there is no power
in that memory that can hurt you. You are now
OK and have moved on. This is the way life
is and always remember that hindsight is great,
it allows you to see what transpired and the
lesson you learned and ultimately the power
you have to surmount anything.

Easter is my favorite Holiday of the year. The
Vigil Mass held the night before Easter morning
brings me to the awareness of what Easter really
means. While the entire church is dark, each
person gets a candle and lights it. It looks and
feels like a miracle when you see one candle
after another light up until the whole Church is
aglow with candlelight. Do you know it does
not take anything away from a candle to light
another candle? Good metaphor for us humans,
right? It is an example for me that when we
come together, we can light up the world. Isn’t
that what Easter really means. Out of the darkness,
comes the light so we can truly see who is right
next to us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezF8kteNLIE&feature=share

Being Easter time, we have to have one about our
little critters who serve us by just being themselves.
They touch the most aloof person around.

A mother duck and her ducklings visited the
White House Wednesday, but the mom was
the only one of the group big enough to jump
the concrete barrier beneath the fence.
Her young ducklings were stuck milling about
on the sidewalk below until armed guards
came to the rescue.
Two uniformed Secret Service agents saw the
separation and came to the ducklings’ aid,
lifting each baby through the fence.
Tourists gave the agents a big round of
applause afterward.
(WATCH the video from NBC via the Rachel Maddow Show)

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/most-popular/secret-service-agents-help-ducklings.html

HAPPY EASTER & HAPPY PASSOVER

Love and Light,

Mary Grace
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