A Good Friday
Hi there, everyone, glad to have you with us for today’s blog.
Firstly, I thought I’d add in a sneaky little, last-minute plug for the Clarity Egg Hunt. In case you don’t know yet, we’ve hidden 15 Easter eggs around the Clarity website – each one hiding behind, or on, or even in a different product. The idea is you trawl through our product pages looking for them, not down which product you saw the egg with, and email with your answers to egghunt@claritystamp.com. Get your answers to us by the end of Saturday, and we’ll enter you into our prize draw for a £150 Clarity gift hamper! Not too shabby, hey?!
FYI the eggs look like this:
Lastly, on this solemn, pensive day, perhaps it would be good for us all to reflect on the meaning of Easter and the significance of the events that happened during that weekend so many years ago.
The world has never been the same since a man named Jesus died, and, whether you consider yourself religious or not, there is something deeply profound for all of us to learn, from such a selfless act of love. Perhaps never more relevant than our present-day situation.
In isolation, it may feel like we cannot show love to those whom we’d like to, but remember, to Stay Home And Craft (SHAC) is a great way to look out for the whole country. It’s also the Clarity mantra for the future.
Clarity Matter. It really Does.
Stuart
We are not religious but agree with many of the sentiments expressed. We should all care for each other in whatever way we can and be considerate to volunteers who are good enough to aid those who cannot help themselves.
We are luckier than most in that, despite being in total lockdown, we have good neighbours and plenty of hobbies and crafts to keep us occupied and happy.
We British are strong and will not be beaten and in the end we will prevail.
To the rest of the world I say keep safe, keep smiling, we will get through this.
Off to look for the Easter Eggs now. 🍒
Too true, Cherry.
It’s a strange way to celebrate Good Friday, but it’s fantastic to see people, both of faith and of none, finding new and different ways to come together this Easter.
I made hot cross buns in my own kitchen this morning, and they are both richly symbolic and very tasty – much better than anything I could buy in the shops.
Thank you for Easter Egg Hunt, generous and diverting, in its honour I wrote this little verse:
Thank you for the egg hunt, it’s a really great distraction
Along with weekday doodling, from this horrible infection
If we take it day by day, this too in time will pass
So thank you Clarity, one and all, you really are first class.
Great verse Claire. I too really enjoy the Clarity distractions. Found all the eggs and have been a-doodlin’ each evening. It is such a strange Easter time. We had hot cross buns this morning – and because there are just 2 of us we’ll have them tomorrow and Sunday too!! I wonder what we’ll be doing next Easter. I just hope we are all here to enjoy it.
I don’t know if you’d call me religous, I don’t go to church except occasionally midnight mass on Christmas Eve, I do say my prayers every night before I go to sleep and I hope and pray that one day I may get to see my parents and sister again. I love all the hymns especially the ones we were taught at school, I do try to help others where I can and wouldn’t willingly hurt anyone so I do consider myself a Christian.
I have already entered the Easter Egg Hunt and sent in the email, what a generous and wonderful prize. Wish you a very Happy Easter and all the team.xx
Hi there, Grace, My faith does mean a lot to me so appreciate your reference to the real reason for celebrating Easter. I’m writing this after reading Saturday’s blog from you. It might make more sense knowing that! As with Christmas, when we focus on the events and strip away the traditions that we have built up around them, which have had very little to do with the events that took place and the reason for them, (not that any of them were bad traditions) I find that it makes being without those we love and without what we did together much more bearable. My Reflection on Good Friday is on Lochgilphead Parish Church website if you wish to read it. It’s also on my own FB page. Stay safe. Hx