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\n \u00a0Heart Squeezer Guaranteed<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Throughout much of the World this coming Sunday will be the most celebrated Sunday of the entire year.\u00a0 It is known as Easter, Resurrection Day or Pascha<\/i>.\u00a0 The customs, festivals, fasts and childrens\u2019 and adult happenings are plentiful.\u00a0 But too many of these have scrambled the horrible Crucifixion and incredible Resurrection and cast them aside.\u00a0 How sad.\u00a0 How sad indeed!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 About 20 years ago the Holy Spirit filled my soul with a heart-tugging story with an unforgettable twist ending.\u00a0 We performed it on Resurrection Day to a full-house church audience.\u00a0 The cast included Joseph of Arimathea, Joseph\u2019s Attorney, four Temple guards, the Mayor of Jerusalem, and three Sadducees. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are two scenes.\u00a0 Scene one begins with the three Sadducee madder than a nest of yellow-jackets.\u00a0 Their outrage is overheard: \u201cI can\u2019t believe he has said,\u00a0 Yes.\u00a0 We can\u2019t allow this.\u00a0 There may be only three of us but he needs to be stopped.\u00a0 Surely the Temple Guards will help us.\u00a0 Better yet let\u2019s go to the Mayor.\u00a0 He\u2019ll have to do what we want or we\u2019ll have him arrested.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then we have some scurrying around.\u00a0 Temple guards haul Joseph of Arimathea into the Courtroom accompanied by his Attorney who indignantly snaps at the Guard \u201cUnhand me you uncouth fool!”\u00a0 The three complaining Sadducees are smirking and quietly chuckling under their beards.\u00a0 Yawning, the Jerusalem mayor enters and looks furiously at the Sadducees. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWell, what has you all with skintight skullcaps again?\u201d sneers the Mayor. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s this Pharisee ~ ~ Joseph.\u00a0 He is selling his tomb to bury that lying, blaspheming Jesus who just got crucified by order of Pilate.\u00a0 As you know, so very well Mr. Mayor, city law says \u201cNo criminal may be buried in a city tomb or grave but must be flung into the fiery Gehenna garbage dump.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWell surely there can be some exceptions, aren\u2019t there?\u201d responds the Mayor. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cNo, there are no exceptions.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t do as we say we\u2019ll go inform Pilate and also Herod, who is in town.\u00a0 They\u2019ll drive you out of office and we hope into a camp of lepers.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joseph\u2019s Attorney leaned closely to Joseph and whispered.\u00a0 Joseph got a smile on his face and nodded.\u00a0 The Attorney spoke to the Mayor, \u201cExcellency, please hear from my client as he has something very crucial.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joseph, eyes focusing on the distressed Mayor and glancing at the smug Sadducees said, \u201cThey\u2019ve got this all wrong.\u00a0 I\u2019m not selling my tomb at all. I\u2019M JUST LOANING IT TO JESUS FOR 3 DAYS.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mayor: slams the gavel saying, \u201cWe\u2019re done here.\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One of the most fitting Easter songs ever is a completely rewritten lyrics to Hallelujah sung by two 9 year old Canadian sisters.\u00a0 I promise you\u2019ll never forget it.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n
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