Sunday Blabber

At the moment of writing, it's 11:11. Feels like a lazada or shoppee sale but it is not. Just making an initial time start record. I am not yet putting myself in a timed challenge but would like to know what time I will be ending my endless ramblings.

There are a lot of topics to choose from that I wanted to write for this week. Specially it is the holy week.

There's

• How is the holy week celebrated and observed in different countried

• What is palm Sunday to me?

Etcetera. But you know when you have lots of ideas but none of it gets started or typed, they just remained that - ideas.

As I was planning for this week work-wise I confirmed with my colleague if our current project client observes or celebrates Holy Week and I got the answer of "no". I made a mental note of where we got the idea of celebrating it and that would probably be traced back to who influenced us with Christianity. Can you guess? The Spaniards.

I also made a quick peek at who else observes this occasion and I got the following from that search :

• Jerusalem

• Guatemala

• Philippines (oh but we know that already)

• Australia

• Slovakia

I suppose there are other countries who celebrate as long as there are "substantial" number of Christians in their population. I was surprised Indonesia was in the list in this link. But it said something like "there are a number of Christians" I guess the list then can go as far any parts of the world with any Christians allowed to observe and practice their religion.

The second bullet requires reflection. Reflection means serious talk with the self but the self is not up to talking. Yep so that will probably just be included in the weekend wrap up? Again just a thought.

I grew up looking forward to the Holy Week because that meant a week-long break from school, a long drive with the family, definitely a beach time, just endless, no school-task days. Like this week, original plan pre-pandemic was we should be in Batanes. It was a week of getaway.

Then as I grew older and personal studies of the word the Holy Week starts having more meaning. Now it is impossible for me to think of the Holy Week and not think of Christmas and vice versa. Don't get me wrong. The week of getaway still stands. But this time I bring with me that celebration while on vacation .

For my end, it is an endless celebration of the portrayal of God's love - the one that redeems my soul.

This song is one I am playing in the background as I type.

The fast-forward scenario in my head is this:

• Jesus came riding on a donkey with a funny and interesting background story.

• Everyone joins a rally with palms.

• Days later Jesus was sentenced to a punishment of being "hung on a tree" (the worst punishment ever for the worst sins ever). Crown of thorns on His head was placed not gently of course.

• While hanging on that cross, battered, bloodied, broken and bruised (the lashes have hooked spikes so I will leave the imagination up to you) He faces the same crowd who followed Him, joined His rally, heard Him speak and now they are chanting a picket-fence rap. Yet He looks at these people and sees their struggle of themselves - Forgive them Father, they do not know what they are doing

• There was an interesting conversation between the three criminals on the cross - two of which were legit and proven guilty.

• Jesus died.

• He was buried.

• He arose again.

• Some days later He ascended to heaven

.. And I know that Jesus holds my future..

Holding it here...

Letting it seep

Maybe some sense will drip

And you'll know you are well-loved by Him, dear.

Ending at 12:11.

Adding this too. Way cool storytelling:

What is your story?

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