We are currently experiencing a very Holy period of time. It is the time of Passover. It is the time of Easter. It is the time when we are preparing for the Holy Month of Ramadan.
As I meditate upon the spiritual significance of these events, I felt inspired to share a few words that are relevant, specifically during these difficult times when we ask deeper questions and our spirituality provides us with deeper answers.
The story of Easter has a great spiritual meaning. Jesus (Peace be upon Him) was crucified on the cross, died on Good Friday, and rose again on Easter Sunday.
This cycle of crucifixion and resurrection applies to us all. During our lifetime, there are many cycles where we crucify the old, and we resurrect the new from this. We crucify bad habits and good habits are resurrected. We crucify bad behaviour and good behaviour is resurrected. We crucify bad character and good character is resurrected.
Most important, however, is the crucifixion of old ideals and the resurrection of new ideals that are greater for us. Our world, in many ways, is currently going through its own crucifixion, as the Corona/Covid-19 virus is causing us to crucify so much of our old way of living and, through this, a greater way will be resurrected.
As someone who loves words, I meditated on the word ‘cross’ today and it has so many meanings that today, of all days, is worth understanding.
When we complete something, we dot the I’s and cross the t’s and we cross it off of a list. In many ways, our world is going through a cycle of completion.
Similarly, when we move through something, we cross it. In many ways, our world is crossing over into a new way of existence and we are, essentially, crossing over.
There is great synchronicity in the fact that we are crossing over during the time of Passover. There is also great synchronicity in the fact that Muslims have just completed the Holy Day of Shabe Bharat, which is the spiritual New Year in Islam.
In essence, for Jews, Christians, Muslims and for everyone else, this is a time for the crucifixion of the old and the resurrection of the new.
Consequently, it is also a time for reflection, understanding, deciding and, ultimately, a time for crucifying the old that no longer serves us so that we can resurrect a greater version of ourselves and, ultimately, our world.