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Kim Lawton caught up with Buechner in the  churchyard of the historic Pisgah Presbyterian Church in Lexington,  Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KIM LAWTON<\/strong>: During Holy Week, Christians remember the last events  in the life of Jesus \u2014 the stories and teachings that form the  foundation of their faith. The observances of Holy Week are ancient and  familiar. Christians say the 2,000-year-old Easter themes of suffering,  redemption, and hope have enduring meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Author and ordained Presbyterian minister Frederick Buechner says he  finds great reassurance in those beliefs, especially during a time of  war and uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2011\/04\/post01-easterhopeinwar.jpg\" alt=\"post01-easterhopeinwar\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8655\" \/><strong>FREDERICK BUECHNER<\/strong> (Author and Presbyterian Minister): Martin  Luther said once, &#8220;If I were God, I&#8217;d kick the world to pieces.&#8221; But  Martin Luther wasn&#8217;t God, God is God, and God has never kicked the world  to pieces. He keeps reentering the world, keeps offering himself to the  world \u2014 by grace, keeps somehow blessing the world, making possible a  kind of life which we all, in our deepest being, hunger for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWTON<\/strong>: On the church calendar, Holy Week begins with Palm  Sunday, when Christians wave palm branches as did the citizens who  welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem. Buechner says this year, he was struck  anew by the biblical account in Luke, which also describes Jesus as  weeping because the city didn&#8217;t recognize how true peace could be  attained.<\/p>\n<p>Mr.<strong> BUECHNER<\/strong>: And I thought he could be saying that just as  easily today \u2014 would that the world, the United States, knew the things  that make for peace. So I thought a lot about Jesus&#8217; tears for  Jerusalem, how he would be weeping still, again, today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWTON<\/strong>: On Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, Christians remember  the betrayal, crucifixion, and death of Jesus. The services are somber  and mournful. They focus on Jesus&#8217; suffering \u2014 something Buechner says  everyone can relate to.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2011\/04\/post02-easterhopeinwar.jpg\" alt=\"post02-easterhopeinwar\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8656\" \/>Mr. <strong>BUECHNER<\/strong>: Which of us has not suffered, one way or another? I  mean, we&#8217;ve all had our crucifixions, where God seems to be absent and  light seems to disappear and the world is dark and terrifying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWTON<\/strong>: According to the Bible story, on the cross, just before  his death, Jesus cried out, &#8220;My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. <strong>BUECHNER<\/strong>: We&#8217;ve all known our dark times. We&#8217;ve all felt  abandoned by God or felt there was no such thing as God to abandon us,  just the emptiness, the craziness of the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWTON<\/strong>: Yet the story doesn&#8217;t end there. According to Christian  teaching, three days after the crucifixion, Jesus rose from the dead,  forever conquering sin and death. The horror of the cross opened the way  to salvation and new life for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. <strong>BUECHNER<\/strong>: The best has come out of it, which is this  nourishing current of hope and new life that still flows in spite of  everything. There must be a God, how else could it happen?<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWTON<\/strong>: Many Christians observe this great contrast with special  services on Holy Saturday, with a late-night vigil, or in the pre-dawn  of Easter morning. They gather in darkness and await the light of  Easter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2011\/04\/post03-easterhopeinwar.jpg\" alt=\"post03-easterhopeinwar\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8657\" \/>Mr. <strong>BUECHNER<\/strong>: Darkness symbolizes that out of which faith can  arise, that which faith must somehow confront. The great opponents, if  you want, of darkness and light are brought together within a space of  less than a week \u2014 the darkness of the crucifixion and the blaze of the  resurrection, whatever that was. Out of this comes this triumphant  hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWTON<\/strong>: Buechner says he believes deeply in the resurrection and  its continuing power \u2014 even though he can&#8217;t explain exactly what  happened that Easter morning.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. <strong>BUECHNER<\/strong>: What really matters is not so much what happened  there. It&#8217;s what happens now. What happens in your life and my life. Is  God making himself known in some powerful and saving way among people,  even, who don&#8217;t give a hoot about God? Is this still a reality which is  part of the madness and self-destructiveness and darkness of the world?  That&#8217;s what really matters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWTON<\/strong>: Which of the Easter themes have particular relevance this year, in light of current events?<\/p>\n<p>Mr.<strong> BUECHNER<\/strong>: I&#8217;m a terrible pessimist in many ways as far as the  state of the world is today. But I feel ultimately that beneath the  level of all the madness and horror is this saving, life-giving,  nourishing, healing, beautiful, mystery is the best word for it \u2014 that  somehow an elusive, holy plan is being worked out in the affairs of the  earth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWTON<\/strong>: On Easter Sunday, in church after church, year after  year, sorrow gives way to rejoicing as Christians celebrate the idea  that death doesn&#8217;t have the final word. Pageantry, singing, flowers,  even new clothes all symbolize the Christian belief that Jesus overcame  death \u2014 and so will all who believe. It&#8217;s a victory, Christians say,  that transcends time and circumstance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Archbishop THEODORE MCCARRICK<\/strong> (At service): We are called to rise  up above all the bad news of our time and rejoice in the good news of  Easter: Jesus Christ is risen.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. <strong>BUECHNER<\/strong>: &#8220;All shall be well, and all manner of things will  be well.&#8221; That somehow remains true no matter what. That&#8217;s, I think, the  message of Easter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWTON<\/strong>: And amid war, sickness, fear, and death, it&#8217;s a message being celebrated again this year. I&#8217;m Kim Lawton reporting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christians say the 2,000-year-old Easter themes of suffering, redemption, and hope have enduring meaning. 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