Now What?

      For a lot of people it starts with an Ash Wednesday service. It may continue with giving something up for the next month and a half in observance of Lent. Then they will remember the Last Supper in a Maundy Thursday service. Next they will solemnly remember the Crucifixion on Good Friday. Lastly they will celebrate the Resurrection on Easter, followed by a big dinner and lots of candy. Then it is Monday.

      Now what? Did anything really change during that nearly 2 months of Lent? Was there really anything to the observation or was it just what you were expected to do? On Easter we celebrate Jesus, The Christ, conquering death and providing a pathway to eternal life for us all, surely that should cause some kind of change. If Easter is really what it claims to be, if you really believe that Jesus rose from the dead, what are you going to do about it? It is Monday, Now what?

I know Dolly Parton's version of this gets a lot of play and I really like her version. However, Don Francisco wrote it and his version will always be my favorite version.