Easter: A divine saga too sorrowfully mortal
Uganda, March 31 -- Although it has been more than two millennia of celebrating the risen Christ, the event still remains sad and sombre. Christians are aware of the significance of this holiday and they are also aware that they are supposed to focus on the resurrection and not the death, but that is expecting too much of mortality. Mortals prefer their gods to be immortal; that is what distinguishes them from us. It therefore, becomes confusing when the one known as the Lord of Lords submits himself to mortal suffering and even gives in to death. Yes, we know he arose and defeated death; we even have hymns mocking death (Oh death where is your sting!) but that does not change the fact that the son of God once dwelt with death.
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