Lil
Bit and Easter
By
Nita Wilson
As
always this time of year, God is a happy papa.
His pride in his son knows no bounds and his heavenly friends
celebrating his son’s home coming is a joy to him. He, like Mary and many of the older angels try
not to think of the terrible day he died, but it had to be done and his son was
brave and honorable to the last moment. Mary has a tendency to go into a slight
depression on this occasion, but each of the big angels keep watch on the Holy
Mother who is easily brought back to her usual happy state when her son steps
to her side and she can see he is safe.
She knows she’s a silly woman for being worried still, but it will take
more than a few thousand years for her to outlive the horror of her son’s
agonizing death. Jesus, being who he is,
understands and doesn’t stray far from her side. But a Father couldn’t ask for a better son
and has declared Easter Sunday a day of celebration and giving.
Everyone
in Heaven is getting ready for the happy day.
Unlike on earth, Easter in Heaven is not a time to remember their
beloved Jesus being crucified and dying a horrible death. It is time to remember his coming home and
taking his position next to his Father and Mother after his job on earth. Jesus loves the way the children of earth
celebrate his day of rebirth. He’s glad adults
take it very seriously and re-adjust their thoughts on their sins and his dying
for them, which is as it should be, but children shouldn’t have to be witness
to the terrible ordeal of his death and the sadness of his friends’ betrayals. There is time for that once they are old
enough to understand his sacrifice. In
Heaven, it is a time of homecoming, and thanksgiving. It is a time of great joy and happiness and
every soul joins in the celebration.
Down to the smallest, the contagious party atmosphere is regaled and
enjoyed.
Lil
Bit has been rounding up the Bunnies and Baby Chicks for the big parade for
days. Punkin Seed, Moon Beam and Petal
have been painting eggs and making sure the happy chicks inside will pop out on
time for Easter Morning, which always gets a laugh from the children. The big Giraffes have hung lanterns of
Glowworms on the trees and the elephants are still busy painting watermelons in
bright Easter colors and hanging them on the stars for the monkeys and Parrots to
use as Piñatas. Birds of every shape and
color are fluffing themselves in preparation for the big parade, over which
they will fly in formation and be announced and recognized from the podium.
Punkin
Seed is helping with the children, counting jelly beans and peeps for each to
share from their loaded baskets full of sweet grasses and delicate
flowers. Silk worms have been working
all winter making the brightly colored banners that will fly from the columns
along the parade route. Lili and her
Buddhists children souls are preparing the huge paper dragon they will fly down
the gold streets on the morning of the big parade, held aloft by mosquitoes and
flying insects of all kind.
The
souls of Children of all nations are in Heavenly choirs rehearsing the
beautiful hymns that will be sung and chanted.
Everyone is busy and everyone is joyous.
But
now it is Easter day and Lil Bit is rushing around putting the last minute
touches on all the celebration entrusted to her. Each angel has either volunteered or been
assigned a part of the big day. Lil Bit is
in charge of the children souls come to Heaven before their time on earth was
over. Some were abused and neglected or
in some cases were murdered by one or both of their parents. These children find it hard to adjust to
Heaven and give their trust to no angel or even Jesus himself until they can
finally settle in and find it to be a wonderful haven of love, safety and
comfort. The Holy Mother as a rule is
the first to meet these little foundlings, take them in her arms and hold them
tight against her heart. Some react to
her love right away, some don’t, but over all, these children’s souls are a sad
lot of folks. It was Lil Bit’s job this
year to prepare their Easter baskets for the egg hunts and make sure they were
dressed in their Sunday best for the return to earth.
Each
year all of Heaven goes back to earth to watch the joyous occasion of Jesus
emerging from the tomb once again and being carried home by a host of beautiful
angels especially handpicked for the job by the Almighty himself. It was a pageant no one ever wanted to miss. All morning, Lil Bit had been telling the
children the story of sweet Jesus and how he was asleep in his tomb, after
having been betrayed and hurt much like they had been. How he rose and Michael opened his tomb and he
saw his friend Mary. The children were
wide eyed listening to Lil Bit.
“You
mean, Jesus was hurt also? Like
us?” Lil Bit was glad to see her story
was making a difference.
“Yes,
terribly hurt, but he will never be hurt again, just like you.” The little boy had to think about this.
“You
remember when you first got here?
Remember how the angel chorus sang for you and Our Heavenly Father took
you in himself? Remember how our Holy
Mother held you close and kissed your cheeks?”
All the children nodded, wide eyed and listening.
“That
is how it was for Jesus when he came home.
Angels sang and everyone rejoiced.
We are going back to earth to watch that this afternoon, then we will
come back here and you will meet all the other children in Heaven and you will
look for colored eggs and bunnies.”
“Really
Lil Bit? Are you lying? Is this a trick? We know about lying and tricks, ya
know.” Lil Bit opened a portal into the
afternoon’s time and the children could see themselves happily meeting other
children and sharing their baskets full of goodies.”
“Aaaah.”
The children said in unison in awe and appreciation of what was to come.
“Now,
come along, we want to be first at the tomb so we can get a good cloud.” Lil Bit took a small hand who took a small
hand, who took a small hand on down the line of children wanting to believe her
so much, they gave their trust one more time.
She flew to earth looking just like a small kite with a very long tail
to anyone in Heaven who happened to be watching. Anyone on earth looking up would have thought
it was the exhaust of a big jet breaking up and giving the appearance of
children flying single file in its wake.
The
event began with Jesus awakening and moving the big stone with the help of Michael
the Arc Angel and they were both magnificent.
The angels applauded at the first act of this miracle and each turned to
each and exclaimed it was the best production to date. When Mary Magdalene came to the empty tomb,
all eyes were watching in anticipation of her reaction, and none were
disappointed. When Jesus appeared to
her, she ran to him with outstretched arms and was taken aback when he
addressed her.
“Don’t
touch me, dear Mary, I haven’t ascended yet.”
She almost swooned with gladness that he knew her name and he was living
again. When he told her to run tell the
disciples, she seemed to run helter skelter, confused and upset in her excitement
beyond belief, everyone waited with baited breath to see the disciples’
reactions. Even though Heaven had
witnessed this a million times, it was still as fresh to them as if it happened
that day. Some thought Mary M. over
acted just a tiny bit this time while others were enthralled and applauded
loudly. But all knew they would be just
as confused had it been them finding the tomb empty. Peter and John did an excellent job coming
back to the tomb, wondering if the body had been stolen, or if indeed their
Lord had risen. All in all it was an
excellent reenactment and everyone flew back to Heaven to continue the celebration. Older angels sat under big trees and talked
all afternoon about the time Jesus was on earth and how helpless they were as they
waited for him to ask them to save him, but with pride they all admitted he never
did. Young angels listened with open
hearts and wondered what they would have done.
The little angles and the children enjoyed the egg hunts and all the
excitement and Heaven was a joyous place even more than usual. Lil Bit’s children’s souls were awakening to
the joy around them and knew their lives were going to be wonderful in this
place. Mother Mary asked them to pray
for their parents and all were glad to do so.
Forgiveness is an easy task when one is happy and loving. Soon it was sundown and the fireflies had a
special treat for all. Life goes on in
Heaven and Lil Bit never wanted to be anywhere else.
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