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This is the day when we remember Jesus' supreme sacrifice on our behalf. Not our plan it was the Holy Father's. Honor the plan. Honor the One who made it. Not way I would have done things... but it was the way God chose. Be you E.C. Henry, or any other of God's creation Good Friday is a time to be sober. A time of sincere reflection.
In all honesty THIS is my favorite season of them all. The season when God cause that which was dead to come back to life.
"O boy, a post where E.C,.Henry goes the time when grass starts to grow. Sounds decidedly boring."
Far from it. Springtime, atheists! Suck it!! A time when the a-mazing happens; that which was dead in the winter comes back to life. The one true season where EVERYONE should believe in God, because He's just done the amazing: brought life from death
Don't believe in God? I feel so sorry for you. But this time of season look to the trees.
For that which was dead is coming back to life! And it comes back TOTALLY glorious!
That's God. And that one of the BIGGEST reason why I praise him.
It's one thing to go from a place here there was no life, and add a life. And it's quite another to go from a time of life, then go to death. Then come back to life again! The resurrection of the dead. The most amazing of all feat that God does. And someday he's going to do that to me. Someday he's going to do that for you. So don't fear death. Jesus has conquered the grave. And if you claim Him as your Lord you will pass over from death into life.
Did I mention that Spring is my favorite season of all?
The funny thing is this spring I'm eyeing a resurrection of a different kind; my writing career. Not that it's been dead by any stretch of the imagination. But let's face it: who knows the name of E.C. Henry? Nobody. I STILL haven't broken through. Now, in my defense a lot of that is 100% justifiable. This is a REALLY bad time to be a writer. NOBODY is buying ANYTHING from undiscovered writers who aren't already famous NOBODY!! So in a way, I don't feel real bad. It's not like I feel like I missed some opportunities, because there weren't any to miss.
I LOVE Taylor Swift. I think I've loved her since the moment I saw her. And it's NOT because I wanna be her next guy, though if she chose me, as a 100% heterosexual man I'd have a hard time saying, no; despite that the FACT that I'm old enough to be her dad. Do the math, I was born in 196,9, she was born in 1989. I LOVE Taylor Swift because I think she is a great hope for the entertainment industry today. I STILL think she is the best shot for the rom-com genre to make a comeback. She is very pretty. And And guess what, with EVERY video she does her acting chops improve. Case. And. Point:
I'm gunna go see her in a couple months in concert where I'll be front row--and in full affect MINUS the magic wand:
I'm going into the May 22nd concert with a mindset. I want expanded persona to work for ONCE! I've tried expanded persona in public a few times, and in all honesty it has yet to work. BUT with each time I do it, rejection to it becomes easier to stomach. Less deliberating. But donning in front of ten of thousands in an arena that has come to celebrate a pop queen... Hmm. Different dynamic.
Though I'm 48 years old now--and will be 49 on June 10th, I can't let that sway me. This generation needs something. But not only do they need a valid form of entertainment, they need the Lord.
Taylor Swift comes from country music. THAT has always reassured me that at least some capacity she was exposed to true godliness and that which is right. If I ever connect with her, I am going to appeal to that and the greater influence in society as whole that she COULD have. And there is hope, because I have not forgotten the FACT that in her popularity she took time to visit people in need and give to some of her fans.
And it's not that I would EVER twist her arm to endorse a political leaning, rather I want to appeal to her greater sense of humanity and sowing in today's youth good things that fill them up.
Calvin Harris. Joe Alwyn. Or other guys from her past. That's HER choice. And personally I think she's got GREAT taste in guys. ALL great guys, I would NEVER fault Taylor Swift for any decision she's ever made in her love life. The truth is: we're all learning to love. And love is oftentimes clumsy. Me, E.C. Henry is focusing on loving his cat, Sophie. My biggest gripe right now is that she exposes her privates to the cross, which I feel is disrespectful, and I shut her down each time I see it. (I have a cross in my bed room that is about 4 1/2 feet tall that USED to be used at a street ministry in Tacoma). But Sophie is a cat, not a person. True, I love Sophie dearly, but she isn't a person and can't be treated as such.
So what's next? Well-p, it's springtime. Time to dust off my dancing shoes.