Happy Easter

"Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." - Pablo Picasso

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem

On a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in February, I walked the Via Dolorosa, "The Way of Sorrow," early one Sunday morning.  To the right in this photo, you can see the cross my group carried through the streets.  To the left, merchants carry bread overhead.  You can see our divided attention: to the hustle and bustle on the morning streets, and to the carrying of the cross.  John 6:35: "I am the bread of life."  Our trip, too was full of the everyday--on/off the tour bus, stopping for meals--interspersed with stopping at places significant to our faith.  It was not all spiritual or mystical, but it was meaningful in ways I will continue to unpack.

Mystagogy, the period after Easter, means leading into the mystery.  It is not something we solve or answer, but instead something we live in.  

Buckley Old-Fashioned

Buckley Old-Fashioned

      1 jigger Jack Daniels bourbon

      packet of Equal or sugar

      splash of water (tap or soda water)

      couple of dashes of bitters 

      Mix together, stir, pour over ice.  

      Add 1 whole maraschino cherry.

The Classic, enjoyed by many at my grandparents' 90th birthday bash last year.