Easter Sunday 2024 at The Garden
Rev. Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes • March 27, 2024
And So it Goes: The Good, the Bad, and the Tiny Space in Between
When Kurt Vonnegut’s father was dying, he said to his son, ‘I want to thank you because you’ve never put a villain in any of your stories.’ On Easter Sunday, we will further explore the idea that, in some way or another, we all have human elements and divine possibilities in this world. We like to think of Judas as the villain in the Easter story, but the truth is we all have aspects of Judas in our personalities. The good news is we also have aspects of Jesus as well. It’s just what choices we make in living the Easter story. This Easter Sunday, we looked at… ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Tiny Space in Between.’

A poignant blog post by Betty Brandt reflecting on a poem her father, James M. Buck, wrote to her in 1944 while stationed at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, during World War II. Betty shares her father’s love for poetry, his role as a unit scribe in Patton’s Army, and the heartfelt stories of camaraderie and survival among his fellow soldiers. Interweaving themes of love, storytelling, and faith, this post encourages readers to cherish and share their own family stories, creating connections filled with healing and sacred moments.