Hello God. It's me, Mara

You know, Lord, May Day is a public holiday that’s usually celebrated the first day of May. It’s an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival — that’s what we learned when we were kids in school. Back then dances, singing and cake were a fun part of the festivities. How enjoyable and entertaining. In our school we all “danced” around the Maypole. We especially liked the singing while we were running around a Maypole. Cake and punch followed, and that was fun, too.

An interesting side note: The Mayday callsign was originated in 1923 by Frederick Stanley Mockford. Mayday is also an emergency c...