Easter’s Hidden Betrayal
For me – a seminary trained critic of Christianity and a
circumnavigator of the Biblical Moments of Jesus - I understand this season of Easter
basket gift giving and family togetherness to be contradictory and outlandishly
complex. Consequently, the intricacy that I have assigned to Easter has led me
to one controversial conclusion:
I am of the belief that Jesus Christ should not be the celebrated.
Neither should the
Easter Bunny. Jesus Christ should not be the human trophy that so
many Christians acknowledge as their savior...Jesus Christ should not have been
declared the reason so many walks of life revel in the form of gluttony and
material excess. The contradiction is deceptively Hidden in big church hats, cream-colored Steve Harvey suits and
lavender Sunday dresses.
A more productive piece of literature is Hidden in the mixology of bible
interpretation.
Judas Iscariot's story is the fictional fable that's conveniently
ignored and/or used as an evil subplot by the masses. Simply put, The Messiah
needed some assistance to fulfill his purpose...his destiny. His father’s
suicidal-laced mission was insufficient. Jesus needed an additional
circumstance outside of his criminal act e.g. the defacement of the money
tables to solidify his fate.
Assistance/Help is what we should give during this
commercialized period of temporary joy and abundant homelessness charity. The hollow
bunny rabbit chocolate bar gift givers and receivers of baby blue boiled eggs should
be the heroes of the day...the Super Heroes of Easter. We are 'called' to betray so that we will reveal the truth
as Judas did. We are summoned to help someone reach their purpose...We are to give
back in Betrayal. It is the
believers in the Jesus story who should assist in the transformation of
man/woman…transform as the Jesus story declares.
Give the Gift of Betrayal instead of Holy Ghost shouting
with competition in mind during church service. Give the Gift of Betrayal
instead of sitting through another Resurrection Sunday sermon entitled, He
Rose. Give the Gift of Betrayal instead of eating too much hickory smoked ham.
The ham that your bible says you should not eat.
Disloyalty is sealed in our creation. It is our
go-to-card when we need to forge Purpose for someone other than ourselves. The
original man and woman should be the formatters of all Easter transactions. The
he or she sitting next to you is the breathing life spirit that needs your Betrayal.
Turn your back on just one…on one of God’s most
desperate. Do this until death approaches – and then sit back and watch Life as
it is Resurrected.
The Pseudo Preacher
