“Will no one stay awake??? Peter? John? James?”
Sung smoothly and almost eerily to a smooth and vivid tune, Jesus asks these words. Yet, how often do we everyday people experience something similar to this? The ones we love and who love us not supporting us in what we are doing, not for lack of effort or care, but for lack of realizing that merely their presence and attention would have made all the difference in the world in our having felt supported.
Post-a-day 2022
To finish up the Easter, I share what my mom shared with me this morning.
‘Kay, go for your Easter Egg Hunt. There’s one egg. It’s hidden already.’
‘…Wha..?’ I frown at her.
She wiggles like a puppy that can’t sit still, and I know for sure that something is up, and that she’s about to break.
She laughs, and I know I’m getting it, whatever it is, now. ‘That’s what R- said. Because it’s April Fools, tell the kids, ‘Okay, kids. Go look for your Easter Eggs now!’ but don’t actually have any hidden.’
‘That’s terrible,’ I say as I join her laughter, shaking my head.
Happy Easter, and Happy April First!
P.S. Did you see John Legend and that gloriously surprising cast tonight? More importantly, did you HEAR them?! Check it out. It was fab. Jesus Christ Superstar Live 🙂
Tonight, as my cousin and I had a pause in our music-making, we heard our grandma’s voice on the answering machine, telling us to pick up the phone. My uncle rushed into the kitchen and picked up the phone, and then spoke with her for a little while, while my cousin and I moved to and sat quietly at the warming fire.
Not one of us had had any idea that the phone was even ringing. We were simply playing the opening song from Jesus Christ Superstar on the piano (well, my cousin was playing that part), and singing along to it with the odd word discrepancy here and there (It’s amazing how well I can remember the words, despite having not heard it in possibly years.). With that song, as you must know if you have ever heard it, it is impossible not to sing and play passionately and, well, loudly. So, it’s no wonder, really, that we hadn’t heard the phone ringing, even though the phone is actually quite loud when it rings… If you don’t know the song, look it up and listen to it. Imagine playing and singing that in your living room for some evening time fun. (Hint: It’s a blast.) ;D
Post-a-day 2018
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