Do these pictures have anything in common at Easter? You bet they do. Evelyn Boardman and I went to the Casino yesterday t o do a little gambling and have a cup of cappacino and I reminded her that I had never been to the casino but once since it opened and then it was for dinner. This time it was different! We went to the penny machine, took out two dollars and gambled with aplomb. I lost mine immediately and she got 20 cents back from another machine. But it was fun to begin our conversation with gambling and the fact that the place was packed on a Saturday afternoon!
Then I came home and remembered that the Roman soldiers "cast lots" over the beautiful scarlet tunic that King Herod had put on Jesus before he was crucified. It had no seams so they did not tear it into smaller pieces and divide it up. Casting lots is mentioned repeatedly in the Bible. It was the perfect way to render a decision that was out of the hands of the ordinary and, for their purposes, in divine hands. That scarlet robe was a great souvenir item. Marilyn Monroe's suicide letter was up for bids this weekend; that would have been a nothing compared to this scarlet robe!
I say I am not a gambler and do not depend on the whims of a roulette wheel to make my decisions but I try to spin that wheel with God. I try to bargain with him to do something that will direct my paths or cause people to realize that I am weary of family conflict and perceived and real slights. I even did it last night. I wanted to be a part of Easter and I was sitting there alone with no plans. Please, God, let me know that someone out there is thinking of me! Grow up, Jane, you spin the wheel if you want it spun and you remember the significance of Easter!
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