easter

I have really good friends. Well, a few days ago I was feeling uncared for by them and wanted to gather them together, sit them all down, and then scream "I HATE YOU ALL!!!"

Today, though, I was completely caught off guard by their love for me. Chenz and I met up in the afternoon and we went to Daniel's apartment under pretense of returning a Tupperware to him (which I didn't know at the time--I figured he was being his usual anal self) and when we get there, he and Josiah both pop out and yell "Surprise!" They then shoved a paper bag over my head, shepherded me into the car, and after a pit stop at Trader Joe's for ice cream and bread (my favorites), we wound up at the cemetery. Which is really sort of perfect. I really love the cemetery near here--and I haven't been in ages. Can't believe I forgot about it. Anyway we set up camp there and  had a picnic (no disrespect meant to any of the dead).

And ultimately, it was all God's love, poured over me through my friends. I can be a volatile sort of person, and I have trouble trusting people's intentions in a relationship, but God has been prodding me, showing me that there are people who do care. That's what Easter is all about, right? Love and true relationship and healing and making all things new, even in the midst of death.