"Do they know it's Christmas time" a famous song by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, one that if played now would probably seem out of place. I know the song speaks into the poverty of the third world, against the commercialism of the seasonal time and not necessarily into the deeper meaning of Christmas. However, I have been struck to ask the question "Do they know it's Easter time?", as I drove back and forth from church and then down to pick up my mum, I wondered how many people actually realised that today remembers one of the most pivotal moments in humanities history. People going about their day, celebrating, not the sacrificial love, but the fact that schools are out and the long weekend begins. "Do they know it's Easter time?"
On Sunday it will be great to see visitors from our community that come to share Easter Day with us, however, I am reminded of a comment that someone once made: "Coming to Church just on Easter Sunday (it was in reference to Christmas day, but I am sure for this reason we can alter that) is like watching 1/52nd of a film and thinking you get the whole film"
Thoughts of a baptist minister in Bristol
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