When I arrived in North Hammond to pick up my buddy with whom I usually attend games, he was wearing shorts and a t-shirt.  I suggested that he might want to bring something warmer and even offered him an extra sweatshirt which was in my car.  I reminded him that, depending on the direction of the wind, Wrigley Field can be very cold even when the temperature is in the 70s.  He refused my offer.  For the first few innings, the wind was blowing out, from the south and it was fine.  However, not surprisingly, the wind shifted and it felt really cold. My buddy regretted his earlier decision, but it twas too late to change his mind.  I reminded him that he had been going to games in Wrigley Field for approximately 60 years and could have known this was likely to happen.  He responded that it should have been warmer.  Sometimes we have ideas of how things "Should Be" and are oblivious to how things really are.  For my buddy this led to a few uncomfortable hours.  There are other circumstances in which such an unwillingness to face unpleasant realities can have far worse consequences.  Part of the message of Easter is that we can acknowledge unpleasant realities and still trust in the ultimate triumph of God's freace.