Easter and beyond

Easter is coming, and I love it. I love this Holiday. My grandpa always used to tell me that without Easter, Christmas wouldn't mean anything, and this is so true. Even though Christmas is much more favored by people, Easter seems almost more special because of what happened. One thing that kind of bugs me though is how many people go to the Good Friday service, or the Easter Sunday service, but don't go any other time of the year. It just doesn't seem right, like they think they're being good church-goers if they go only twice a year. This also got me thinking about the number of people who do go to church throughout the year, and say the are followers of Jesus, but they don't really want to get involved. They want to sit in the pew, but not really be noticed. I feel like I see a lot of people like that at my own church, the people who never help at funerals or for special events. Then my thoughts went to Nett Lake and the number of people in that church. Of the faithful members who go every week, or most of the time, almost all of them volunteer and help in a significant way. That to me means so much more than just going. And it's not that it doesn't happen down here, but it seems different. Natives are looked down upon by many people, even though they live in many more places than on reservations. There are over 10,000 Indians who live in Minneapolis alone. There are problems there definitely, but there is hope also. Hope that something will touch those Natives, that something will catch their attention. It's starting to happen at Nett Lake, things are heating up, and I'm excited to see where it goes.