Is Easter Too Fragile To Survive?
The fragile beauty of Easter Eggs, the gossamer thin wings of a butterfly and our commitment to good around the world: These are the things we try to remember on Easter.
But this Easter seems different, doesn’t it?
Battles for freedom are raging around the world. Our planet and its bounty are in trouble. Our faith in our Country and in our Creator are under siege.
It begs the question: Is Easter too fragile to survive?
Do we live in a broken world? Is the quest for freedom too tenuous to sustain itself in the face of unrelenting tyranny? Is beauty too thin to resist the constant onslaught of progress and mankind’s need to consume? Is hope destroyed in an unbelieving world, or is it merely diminished for a time … soon to burst into life once again?
Easter is a time for beauty, rebirth and renewal but can we still claim preeminence as a nation and a people — can we still lead our fellow human travelers toward a place where brokenness is only temporary?
We are Americans and citizens of the world. We have been broken before, but never shattered. Our hopes and dreams have been thin, but never exhausted. And our commitment to God has been darkened, but never blinded.
We are reminded at Easter that beauty never dies, it’s merely resting. Every spring we handle it with care, knowing that its shell is delicate. We watch as the dormant moth springs forth from its cocoon, lifted up by its new wings as a message to the world that beauty is thin but strong. And we reach inside ourselves to find the irreducible beauty of hope, wondering again if it can be reborn.
Never before in human history has our strength and resilience been so gravely tested. Never before has victory been in question. Never before have we so nearly forgotten the gift we receive every morning, when the rising sun bathes the world in light and when it is possible for miracles to happen.
Now, more than ever before, we have an obligation to remember Easter as a symbol of beauty, rebirth and renewal from 2,000 years ago. Now, more than ever before, we must take strength from the only source that never weakens.
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"Give me faith, freedom, resources, and a little time ... and I will make things happen that matter." Michael R.H. Stewart is a respected Internet executive with broad experience in all aspects of online business, with an emphasis given to social networking development, and company management. He has over 65,000 engaged Twitter followers (http://twitter.com/jerichotech). He enjoys 20 years of direct experience with corporate, entrepreneurial, governmental and non-profit clients, having advised them on all aspects of their online initiatives. Prior to his Internet career, he served as a Senior Vice President of AIG Marketing, doing business in 135 foreign countries as well as the United States. Stewart is an experienced public speaker and communicator, with worldwide experience; an expert on corporate branding; an accomplished writer (his new book, Trajectory, is being published in January, 2012), a creative thinker and problem solver.
