Easter Meditation
Years ago, I was visiting with an intelligent, successful young woman - I believe she was an attorney - at a social gathering at an Episcopal church. Some aspect of Christian theology came up, and embarrassed, she said something to the effect, “Well, of course it’s a metaphor.” “Of course.” I said, and we both laughed at her cliché apology for Christianity and the ridiculous predicament of intelligent people seeking community. I am reluctant to associate with Christianity, lest I be mistaken as a Southern Baptist. I grew up in redneck culture and to this day I judge people that speak with a southern drawl, are obese, or proclaim their love for baby Jesus on Facebook. But there are good life lessons in the Christian myth when viewed from a Joseph Campbell/Carl Jung perspective and I lament that contemporary Christianity is so oblivious to these truths. The archetypal lessons of Easter - escape from bondage, death and resurrection - seems to me as cliché as “It’s a met...