So I’m actually in Australia visiting family. I’ve come here so often, and have been enjoying my stay so much that I almost forgot to record this trip. Since travel is one of the topics I plan on covering here, I need to learn to observe more intentionally.

One thing I’ve noticed on this particular trip is the Easter festivities. This is the first time I’ve seen so many chocolate rabbits - ever. Rabbits, eggs, hot cross buns, and children running around in Easter-themed paper hats and bunny ear headbands – it’s all a new experience.
At first, in spite of my love for chocolate, all the hype bemused me. Do we really need all those bunnies? But then I realize that my reaction is because of the state back home, of how much we in Malaysia don’t celebrate Easter. It seems that for a supposedly major festival for Christianity, we don’t do much about it.

But do we really?

Today, I’m grateful that we are less impacted by the commercialism of Easter, so that society, especially children, are not clouded by chocolate but instead given more room to learn about Jesus at Calvary.

And I'm grateful for this very wake-up call, because more often than not we don't see the blessing and opportunity right in front of us.

Here's to sharing the good news more than sharing chocolate.