And so Easter has come and gone again.  An excuse to each chocolate and to dust off my Jesus Christ Superstar CD.  Yes, I know I blog regularly about being an atheist, but I love a bit of Webber and Rice (that could go a long way to explaining why I’m single!) and it’s a good old story.

This year I also decided that I’d give the new dramatisation on the BBC a go - The Passion.  There were lots of familiar faces amongst the apostles and filmed in Morocco it was a attractive and intriguing retelling of the story.  Unlike the musical version, this one unfolded in almost ‘real time’ spread over Holy week and portryed events right up to the discovery of the empty tomb and the resurrection.

The final scene made me think that perhaps those with faith are in some respects the lucky ones.  The final scene showed the risen Jesus reassuring one of the disciples (Peter?) that he would always be with him.  How reassuring must it be to feel that you always have a companion?  We all get lonely from time to time, but those with faith always believe that there is someone with them, watching over them, perhaps guiding them.

Of course, appreciating how something could be comforting doesn’t change my beliefs (or lack of them).  Just as wanting to believe something doesn’t make it so.  I am perfectly happy with my approach to life, but occasionally it’s interesting to have a glimpse into how the other half sees things.