“People just aren’t right. There is something fundamentally wrong with us that we cannot fix ourselves.” – novelist Mary Gordon

We’re just days away from Easter Sunday, the most important holiday for those of us who are trying to live our faith as Christians. Christmas is nice, and it’s a wonderful celebration, and I suppose it is probably more universally accepted, but Easter is at the crux of what it is to be a Christian.

There are good reasons that Easter is so important, and is, quite frankly, my favorite. The secular world barely acknowledges the celebration of The Resurrection, which is fine by me. The worldwide mishmash and all-inclusive event that Christmas has become does not apply to Easter. Good.

I’m only too glad to share my thoughts and opinions about Easter with anyone, of course. But for people who have not made the leap of faith, it must be impossible to understand how significant Easter Sunday is to my faith and my relationship with God. For those who don’t believe in the crucifixion and the subsequent return to earth by the Son of God, it’s as if they’re standing in an Egyptian tomb, trying to decipher hieroglyphics. They get some of the pictures but the whole story gets lost in the shapes and lines and drawings that seem to go on forever, leading nowhere.

Easter is what defines me as Christian. I believe that God sent His only Son, for He so loved the world. And Jesus was crucified for nothing more than who He was, and what He represented. And after he had been entombed, he came back to earth – alive! – and walked and talked among the living.

Once I accept that as fact I have made a commitment and an assurance to myself. Scripture tells a story of deceit and betrayal and treachery. Once I decide Christ lived, Christ died, Christ rose again, the story really just begins within my own life.

I’m obligated, as a Believer, to ask: what was the point? And that point is that He died for my sins.

I don’t drink. I don’t use or abuse. I’m faithful to my wife and I love my children. Good things. I try to represent my faith and my love for God and country with everything I do. I sincerely try to be inclusive with what I do for a job in this world, and I work hard. Nothing wrong with any of that.

Yet I sin. And I’m reminded of it with the celebration and the festival that is Easter, and the weeks leading up to it. I know that I’m Pilate, “washing my hands” of responsibility, hoping to keep up appearances and trying to please the crowd. No doubt in my mind that had I been there, I’m probably shouting at Jesus as he carries the Cross to Golgatha.

I’ve seen this in myself far too often. Poor choices. My treatment of others. I know my thought life. I’m ashamed. I’m not much of an evangelist. I have failed in ways that I cannot forgive myself, making my faith absolutely critical to my life.

And so I love Easter, the remembrance that I am forgiven, that He died for me, that redemption is possible in this world. The eternal themes of love and faith and hope and perseverance have played an integral role in my life, and continue to. Thank God!

We live in a nation and a culture than glorifies sin. Tiger Woods. Bernie Madoff. Celebrities. Pornography. Crime. I could go on and on.

Thank God for Easter.

Taylor Mason is a comedian, a musician, a ventriloquist, writer and gadget freak. He has headlined every major comedy club in the United States, and has played Carnegie Hall and The Sydney Opera House in Australia. He has been part of two Emmy-winning television programs, including his children’s TV show, “Taylor’s Attic.” He is featured in comedy DVDs “Thou Shalt Laugh,” “Thou Shalt Laugh 2” , “Thou Shalt Laugh 3,” and “Thou Shalt Laugh 4“  plus two episodes of the hit comedy series “Bananas.”  He is one of the most sought after comedians who specializes in family outreach events. for additional information on Taylor Mason please call 615 283 0039 or email so that together we can make your next outreach a success!