Easter Break

The 40 days of lent are almost over and Holy Week has begun.  This, as I am sure you are already aware, is one of the most important weeks in the church calendar. I congratulate those of you who were able to keep their Lenten commitments and fast during the past 35 days up to today.  Fasting is a very powerful and meaningful experience, if done correctly and completely.  There is a lot of joy involved in this week including two of my favorite Sunday mornings.  The first being Palm Sunday, I love when the children of the church parade in with palm branches to signify the entering into the city of Jesus on that Sunday many years ago.  Then again, there is nothing quite like Easter morning.  The joy and celebration during morning worship, either at sunrise or a reasonable hour.  Altogether it is a good week.  There is, and should be, a few days of sorrow also included in the celebratory week.  Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are two of those days that remind the believer of the sacrifice of Jesus for each of us.  Remembering these two days helps to make Easter morning that much more of a celebration!

There is also another, although somewhat less important, reason why I greatly enjoy Holy Week. 

Easter Break.  Class has begun to get a little crazy and the assignments have begun to pile up all around it seems in the two weeks since Spring Break.  I know that I need some time to rest and relax before I plunge into the rest of the semester.  At Palm Beach Atlantic we are graced with two days off of school in celebration of Easter.  We get Good Friday and Easter Monday off of classes so that we can travel home to spend time with family on this most important of Sundays.  It allows for time to paint Easter eggs, or go on an egg hunt (either letting you act like a kid, or maybe just spending time with important children in your life).  Either way, the Easter Break is a vital and important part of the spring semester at PBA.  All of my friends who attend secular universities are always jealous!