Have a Little Faith!
By now, if you'd been reading my earlier blogs, one would have realized that I've been in the United States for five to six months now; it beats me how Christmas, Good Friday, even Easter could be misdiagnosed; interpreted merely to benefit the commercial sector, as I see it.
You know, I swore I would never get into the intricacies of religion, beliefs, question anybody's faith, etc., but I'm just human; I need to vent my thoughts somewhere, don't I? Since I chose not to vent it "on" someone, what could be better than blog about it, huh? Not that there is anything untoward about religion and beliefs, but who are we to judge anyway?
Think about it: The Holy Bible is the literature of truth, and it is true that Jesus went through the phase of birth, death, and resurrection—why is that so difficult for most of us to believe and accept, nurture ourselves in its teachings? I don't think most of us need proof to verify that. It's the manner of our faith that drives us. I'm not perfect; I know I never will be, and neither will any human that walks this Earth. We aren't quite designed to be so; the Earth would be paradise if it were! But I believe what we can do is strive toward living harmoniously in whichever community we may be.
Christmas to most Christians is the birth of Christ the Savior; Good Friday as we know is the very day that Christ was crucified—a time of mourning; Easter signifies His resurrection—a time of joy. Today, the word "Christ" in C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S has been replaced with Santa Claus. It's all about Santa Claus. Somehow we seem to have forgotten His very existence. Easter is all about Easter bunnies; still can't quite understand the relevance here. One gotta be thoughtful of what the next generation is gonna learn and gather from all these commercialized celebrations. We don't want our children, and children's children asking us the most dreadful question of all—"But who is Jesus?"
“Some things have to be believed to be seen.” ~ Ralph Hodgson
You know, I swore I would never get into the intricacies of religion, beliefs, question anybody's faith, etc., but I'm just human; I need to vent my thoughts somewhere, don't I? Since I chose not to vent it "on" someone, what could be better than blog about it, huh? Not that there is anything untoward about religion and beliefs, but who are we to judge anyway?
Think about it: The Holy Bible is the literature of truth, and it is true that Jesus went through the phase of birth, death, and resurrection—why is that so difficult for most of us to believe and accept, nurture ourselves in its teachings? I don't think most of us need proof to verify that. It's the manner of our faith that drives us. I'm not perfect; I know I never will be, and neither will any human that walks this Earth. We aren't quite designed to be so; the Earth would be paradise if it were! But I believe what we can do is strive toward living harmoniously in whichever community we may be.
Christmas to most Christians is the birth of Christ the Savior; Good Friday as we know is the very day that Christ was crucified—a time of mourning; Easter signifies His resurrection—a time of joy. Today, the word "Christ" in C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S has been replaced with Santa Claus. It's all about Santa Claus. Somehow we seem to have forgotten His very existence. Easter is all about Easter bunnies; still can't quite understand the relevance here. One gotta be thoughtful of what the next generation is gonna learn and gather from all these commercialized celebrations. We don't want our children, and children's children asking us the most dreadful question of all—"But who is Jesus?"
“Some things have to be believed to be seen.” ~ Ralph Hodgson
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