The Round Up: Easter

The only holiday which cannot decide on an annual day to occur on but still we all love Easter. I for one have substantially stuffed my face with chocolate and now lay spread out in order to remove the aching food baby from my stomach. Much to the dismay of most people, Easter is not all about scoffing chocolate until you begin to bleed Cadbury's but is regarded as a time of reflection as we remember, for those who believe, the crucifixion and rising of Jesus Christ. 

Pope Francis has called for peace 'above all' in Syria and Iraq during his traditional Easter Sunday message. He addressed to the faithful rain-drench crowd to 'ask for peace above all for Syria and Iraq  that the roar of arms may cease and that peaceful relations may be restored among the various groups which make up those beloved countries. May the international community not stand by before the immense humanitarian tragedy unfolding in these countries and the drama of the numerous refugees" He concluded by saying 'We ask for peace and freedom for the many men and women subject to old and new forms of enslavement on the part of criminal individuals and groups.'

Each year, Easter is a time to reflect on the tragic events which occur within our world and is a time to hope for a better things to come. Even if you do not consider yourself religious, we pray that there will come a time when we live in a world free from such evils and experience a better world. The likelihood of such eternal peace is unlikely, yet hope is what spurs us on, the possibility of that peaceful world may occur for generations to come. 

So while you indulge yourself in roast lamb and chocolate bunnies, take time to recall on the world we live in today and join with many others that the best is yet to come. 

And eat loads! Happy Easter!