Yes, today is Passover. And no, we won’t all be raring out of quarantine on Sunday.
[New factoid learned just yesterday: “quarantine” comes from 40 days — symbolically, a Very Long Time, hence Lent.]
But now is as good a time as any to consider the great mysteries and everyday miracles of this world:
The turning of the seasons, and the inevitability of spring.
The possibility of renewal.
The way that the life that was can end, can endure quarantine, and begin again, transformed.
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Several years ago, Seth Godin, Alex Peck, and others assembled the Thanksgiving Reader — a collection of readings, reflections, and questions to share around a table during the best holiday of the year.
This Easter, my friend Emily and I created a renewal-themed version.
Please consider it an invitation to gather and reflect with those who matter, in a medium that works, at a time that’s meaningful to you. Make it fit your tradition, or make up a new tradition.
After all, we’ve got a good routine for harvest time. Why not springtime, too?
Enjoy a copy, share a copy, and stay healthy … every “quarantine” comes to an end sometime.
PS: You can also find and share the document here.
PPS: RIP John Prine, a national treasure. As long as we’re on the Easter theme, enjoy “The Missing Years.”
Colin Steele 