The Holy Week
Jesus died. And it was a tragic, painful death for the proclaimed Messiah. No one can imagine how a single human was able to manage such the sacrifice. But people celebrate His death with grandeur, dedicating four days of a single week in April for a commemorative holiday. Regardless of how much He suffered, endured, and died for, the Holy Week marks an important part of Christian faith: the Messiah's Resurrection. When I think back, nobody sane would celebrate someone's death by being happy. Solemnity often comes free with mourning. But because of how wondrous and effortless His rising was, it's hard for the subsequent followers of this faith to consider the four day process of His death, burial, and Resurrection as the cornerstone for their proclamations and teachings. I envy the Son of God for being able to endure His tragedies and return, in a white light, with many people awaiting His coming. I wish I could perform the same miracle. Not with my physical...