I was tucking my son into bed last night and asked him if he knew what this Friday was…I expected he might say no, but he didn't... instead he matter-a-fact said, “Earth Day”! Now me, being focused on this Friday being all about "Good Friday", had not picked up on it also being "Earth Day". I was looking for an opportunity to discuss what Good Friday is with my son, so his answer caught me off guard. I said, "Oh, well do you know what else it is?". From there, I managed to overshadow Earth Day with a conversation about Good Friday and why we call such a dark day in history "good".
This morning, as I saw postings at the school about Earth Day, confirming what my son informed me of the night before, I couldn't help but ponder how sad it is that Earth Day is now overshadowing “Good Friday” for our children. Who decided Earth Day would be on Good Friday anyway? Coincidence? I realize that we can't discuss Religion in the schools anymore... well, it's not really "Religion" we can't discuss but seems more specifically "Christianity" that is hushed hushed, yet I still can't help but wonder how Earth Day landed on Good Friday. But then I guess they are similar in some ways--the earth did shake on that Friday many years ago …
