Happy Easter!

The day before yesterday was Good Friday in the Christian liturgy. I went to attend the "passion of the cross" at St. Mary's church in Dubai but there was only a service mass in Arabic. It was quite different from what we do back at home, where I come from. However, the hymns that were sung were the same and I really felt my heart rejoice just to the sound of those profound words that made me feel the real meaning of Easter and the reason why all Christians were gathered in the church hall and outside to commemorate the death of Our Saviour!


Easter is much more than a feast to celebrate; it's the essence of the Christian faith. The son of God came to earth to teach us about love and yet the world hated Him... He came to save us from ourselves; our sins and yet we committed the biggest crime by crucifying Him. Easter is the celebration of life; the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, the man who went through the cruelest of all suffering to come out victorious over death. This is what is preached in the Christian faith and what we are taught. However, one will not understand the meaning of this phenomenon without being able to feel it.

The hymns that are sung during the "Holy Week" (last week of lent until Easter) really portray the suffering of Christ and the suffering of our Lady Mary for the horrible things that she witnessed her son going through. Those songs of praise illustrate the events that took place back in the time of Jesus Christ and their signification to us today. It's amazing how words can transport a person from one state to another.

I hope that you can feel the true meaning of this bright and beautiful feast of victory! I pray that God be in every one of your hearts. I pray that the Holy Spirit guides every one of us in the right direction. I pray that Jesus' cross remains the symbol that reminds us of His unmatched sacrifice and gives us HOPE.  

It's a celebration of renewal and rebirth; the religious rebirth of our sin-free souls, the renewal of nature with Spring, the renewal of our hope for our redemption.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Here is a hymn sung by Fairuz in Arabic that is familiar to all those who celebrate Easter in the Middle East:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8n6ETJ4YqI