Opinion

“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is risen!!” —Luke 24:5 Every Easter over one billion people across the globe shout this same message, “He is risen,” and this year we need this message more than ever because it is in the empty tomb

Looking towards Easter at this time in human history, we’re looking for resurrection from COVID-19.

Ed, my old neighbour, in Saskatchewan favours black for the colour of his truck. He likes to quote Henry Ford and his Model T cars coming off the assembly line in 1908. Ford said, “You can have any colour as long as it’s black.

The moon is in a waning gibbous phase as the month begins, “gibbous” meaning humped, like a camel. Saturn is four degrees north of the moon April 6. The moon is new April 12. By April 17, Mars is 0.

Dear Editor She stood in all her glory and grandeur for over a century Majestically bold and proud, with a purpose. Brick by brick, walls and windows that house many Who were afflicted with mysterious conditions.

Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, told me yesterday that I should be rejoicing because I’m to get my COVID-19 shot next week. I told Ed my booking for my vaccination was not joyous.

As we approach Easter, the characteristic symbol of the Easter lily begins to grace shops and homes. We have long associated this plant with spring and the Easter season.

“But do not forget this one thing dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promises, as some understand slowness.

During the special holidays we see throughout the year, we adorn our homes with beautiful living plants. What a wonderful way to help hasten spring and to ensure we enjoy some living colour in our lives that is unequalled by any other thing.

Speed and efficiency are not things that Canada’s lumbering and increasingly dysfunctional regulatory systems are known for