Holy Week

My wish is for you to have a Happy Monday and a blessed Holy Week.

I am told that religion is a private matter and therefore it is a topic that is off limits for open discussion.I will not debate the issue but life is so brief (365x80=29,200 days or lets round the figure to 30,00 days) in an age when scientists are confidently telling of what happened millions of years in the past. In light of the extensiveness of the past and the brevity of the present religion gives hope for the future because science address the past while religion addresses the future.

This week most Christians around the world will celebrate Holy Week to commemorate the most significant event in history, that is,. the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Many people have a problem with the teachings of Christianity but the reality is that western civilization cannot look at its history without coming to grips with the impact and contribution of the church, Christians and the Jewish people.

A person that is  living in a western country then that decides to have nothing to do with religion is behaving like the proverbial ostrich. It is said  that when danger is near the ostrich hides it head in the sand with the hope that the danger will disappear. The issue of religion that is being ignored may however become like the ostrich in that an ostrich can outrun a horse and has a kick that is powerful enough to kill a lion. Religion is woven into our history so why ignore it?

Many persons are quick to point out the faults of the church in an effort to escape dealing with the issue of whether a man called Jesus Christ at one time walked this earth. This man Jesus Christ gives an answer to the future. It is still to be explained how genuinely believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God changes a person. This however is one of the reality that happens and Jesus Christ gives the answer for the future.

My challenge for this week is for you to seriously look at the historical Jesus Christ whose death and resurrection will be commemorated this week by christians. Science look at what exist and try to explain how it came about but Jesus Christ gives answers to the future. When our 30,000 or so days are over there still remain eternity in the future and this is what religion answers
Have a blessed Holy Week..