Uneven Recollections of an Easter Past

De: Clark A Hiddleston

Narrado por: Bill Lewis

This Christian mystery explores themes of grief and redemption.

At 60 years of age, Marcel wonders about the death of his best friend on Easter when they were both twelve years old. He consults a psychologist about his uncertain memories. Two distinct timelines emerge--one which turned life in a better direction, and the other which resulted in trauma and emotional pain. Could both be true?

Experiencing unresolved feelings from the loss of Andrew to leukemia, Marcel is preoccupied with what might have been, most acutely on Easter of each year. How would his life be different if this one fact had changed?

Marcel seems to have lived two versions of himself through his teen years, young adulthood, and into retirement. Did he imagine that Andrew helped heal his family's problems, particularly his mother's mental health issues, through a series of miracles? Can he forgive her, or did he already forgive her long ago? What awaits him in heaven?

©2024 Clark A Hiddleston (P)2025 Clark A Hiddleston

From the Author

As the author of Uneven Recollections of an Easter Past, I vowed to write each day until this story was finished. Like Paul who spoke the gospel to all, I wanted to reach people who had suffered in their youth, and because of what they endured, needed support in overcoming their past. The Church wants everyone. As stated in 1st Corinthians 12:21-22, “The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I don’t need you!’ And the head cannot say to the feet, ‘I don’t need you!’ On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be more feeble, are indispensable.” If one member suffers, every member suffers with them, and all should have equal concern for each other. In 1st Corinthians 9:22, Paul says, “To the weak I became weak⁠, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” I hope you can identify with Marcel in his struggle or at least empathize with him. This story reaches deep, and I appreciate Bill Lewis for his candid narration.