Going Slow with Dr. Low

Many people are familiar with Lent being 40 days and Advent being 4 weeks but did you know Easter is actually 50days?  That's right, it's not just a day or even just a long weekend, Easter is a whole season.

The typical worldly pattern is to rush through things; rush through childhood so we can be adults, rush through school so we can have our freedom, rush through winter so we can get to summer and so on.  Special Holy Days often get rushed too.  We're lucky if people focus on Christmas and Easter for a full day never mind a long weekend or Advent or Lent.  But the joy of stretching out Christmas and Easter to long weekends or even 4 - 5 weeks is the extra thought and attention put towards these special seasons.

So why not hold onto Easter a little longer?  The season of Easter lasts until May 26 - lots of time to celebrate the mystery of the cross and to focus on the Glorious One, Jesus.  So go ahead, savor Easter, soak it up, it's the foundation of our Christian Faith.

Dr. Rob Low is a Spiritual Life Coach with From Beginning To End Ministries.