RESURRECTION SUNDAY

The custom of children gathering flowers from nature to flower the bare cross at Easter is a precious reflection of simple metaphor.  Death produces life, the seed falls in the ground and reproduces itself, out of despair comes living joy and hope. This photo is on the cover of an illustrated children's book by Brian Wildsmith about the legendary history of the Cross. The simplicity of the cover illustration bespeaks the childlike wonder needed to embrace faith. "Except you become as a little child..."