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It’s May Day! There was a time when folks spent the day dancing around the May pole, crowning a May queen, and lighting bonfires. Most of these traditions have faded over time, but there’s one in particular that feels like it’s needed right now: May baskets.

The pollen count may be high, but we have been blessed with some truly gorgeous weather here in Arizona – just in time for Earth Day a few days ago. This week, take an allergy pill if you need one, head outside, and make some Land Art.

During Sunday School, we reached the end of our ‘Faces of Easter’ stories. One of the most poignant parts of the final portion of this story is the idea that Easter is a mixture of sadness and celebration. Both are so important to the story that we can’t pull them apart and consider them separately – we need to hold both of those feelings at the same time in order to truly understand the mystery of Easter.

One of the most intriguing stories we tell in Sunday School is called “The Part that Hasn’t Been Written Yet.” The “story” is a beautiful journal, kept in the classroom on an ornate metal stand, always available, waiting for a young person to ask what it is. When they do, they are informed that this part of the story, the story that begins at the beginning and is still happening today, will be written by them.