Holy and Common
You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean. Leviticus 10:10
This verse is directed towards the Levites, but it really struck me. I go to an Assembly of God church (not knocking them just so you know), but I'm sad that we don't have the same Holy Days and sacraments that the Orthodox church has. I mean, we do have the same rituals of baptism and such, but it's not the same I don't think.
I've been researching Jewish holidays and I'm envious of their thousands of years of tradition and the connection between generations before. And celebrating Lent this past year was such a renewing experience for me.
Every other religion has Holy things, but it seems that Christians, who worship the one Holy and True God, have commonized everything.
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posted by Tracy at 7:15 PM
1 Comments:
i think we often avoid the religious rituals because we don't want anyone to fall into that trap of putting more faith in the religious act instead of Christ Himself. And while our God never changes, He continues to move in new and unexpected ways all the time. We strive to be open to that.
I noticed that my church often skipped over a lot of religious holidays without even a mention. This seemed strange to me. And don't think about wishing someone a "Happy Easter." It's "Happy Resurrection Sunday."
It's a tough call. We avoid repeating fo rthe sake of tradition, but we often end up creating our own traditions. Perhaps you have the right idea to celebrate some of the traditions on your own.
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