Easter is symbolically the time of the celebration of the death and resurrection of Christ. This thread of story and principle runs through our civilisation very deeply; and Easter Sunday is the most important day in the Christian calendar.
Jesus (the) Christ did not proclaim himself king, despite being labelled ‘King of the Jews’ – quite the opposite. He said he came ‘from the Father,’ not from some royal and kingly forebear. The lineage he claimed was of a deeper and less material nature – one that would only manifest itself in right actions and the generation of goodwill through a deeper understanding.
In so doing, Christianity is more explicit in the nature of the change to human nature represented by the older and more ‘pagan’ stories of the Sacrificed King. The common elements are worthy of exploration.
Would we expect any ‘king’ to be the…
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Happy Easter, to you and yours, Sue! Ani, Mr. Toad, and the carps included. 😉 Michael
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Happy Easter from the menagerie, Michael 🙂
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Thank you, Sue! Very kind of you. Enjoy the much more silent days. Michael
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Silent? With Ani and the pigeons?? 😀
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Everything relative, Sue! Just think of Trafalgar Square. In contrast, they are all very quiet. 😉
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I dare not thing of Trafalgar Square and Ani… 😀
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Lol
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