I'm not the sort of man who turns down an opportunity to do something that gives him a story. This was the case when I got a text message asking if I would consider the daytime shift as the Easter Bunny at the Bridgewater Mall. Apparently, most people have regular jobs or school that makes this impossible...but thankfully I don't have that problem.
I readily agreed.
It should be noted that I am a Christian minister. Easter is the most important holiday in the Christian calendar and I've spent a lifetime hearing the complaints about the secularization of the day with colored eggs and the giant rabbit who hides them. I am all in where it comes to the sacrament of this holiday and believe against all odds that we celebrate a historical event that changed the world - one life at a time. However, I'm also all about those things that give joy to life - taking these as gifts of God and a result of the life that rose from the tomb.
In other words, I'm all about being the bunny.
As a part of my excitement about spring, the resurrection, and the meaning behind my new job, I've decided to keep a daily blog about this Easter's celebration from a very unique perspective - the perspective of the Easter Bunny. I'll tell you about the kids - fearful and fun. I'll grouse, I'm sure, about the mall mom's that will add their own ingredients to my experience. As I look through the mesh of my giant head I hope to see something about our world that I've never seen before and confront the resurrection of Jesus in an entirely new fashion.
I invite you to join me.
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