|
Dear Cheryl,
Thank you for this beautiful poem on our Lord Jesus Christ's resurrection. Let me please tell you a few thoughts that came to my mind as soon as I read it.
I think I have told you how we in my country, and more particularly in the capital, Lima, where I live, commemorate these most special week of the year. And even though the tone today is a little less sad, our "Semana Santa" is in general a week of mourning among the more conservative Catholics, with processions and sermons and lamentation for the death of our Savior. I guess it is our heavy Spanish tradition which makes us put the accent on His suffering and also on our sins. As a reaction, the youngsters pay little or no attention to it and prefer to leave the city for a few days' camping on the nearby beaches, entirely oblivious to any holy feelings and rather enjoying music and drinking alcohol... very sad indeed.
By contrast, the way you in USA generally view Easter was a revelation for me. As a more optimistic nation, you seemed to put more emphasis on Jesus' resurrection than on His death, and I thought that with this observation of mine there was nothing else that could be said about it. However, this wonderful, meaningful poem of yours has made me view it from yet another point of view - that of His work!
But this is another story, about which there is a world of things to say. I will meditate in your poem for many days to come.
Sincerely,
Luis Miguel Goitizolo
|