I heard of a church in California that has a "Dependence Day" celebration tomorrow, July 4. I thought that was just a fantastic thing to do, to bring to mind our total dependence on God, rather than just remembering the day that we dissolved the political bands that tied us to England.
I was thinking of other holidays that we could use as bookmarks throughout the year to bring to mind some things. Maybe you have some more ideas too?
October 31: Rather than celebrating death, violence, wizardry and witchcraft, let's remember October 31 as the day in which a man posted (would have been on his blog if he had one) a bunch of different ways in which the practices he was tied to were unbiblical. That would be a good day for each of us to have a reformation in our lives, our homes, and our church. We can step back and look at everything and see if it's in line with God's word - or if we need to reform.
Labor Day: That'd be a good chance to evaluate the things for which we are laboring. 1 Cor 15:58 tells us that our labor in the Lord is not in vain. It doesn't give us hope for our labor in the world, so let's make sure that all our labor is ultimately being done for the Lord. That's a good day to make sure our greatest efforts (yea, all our efforts) are being done for God.
I'm not saying we don't celebrate those days for the accepted meaning of them (other than Halloween, that one I am saying that we shouldn't celebrate), but rather take time those days to celebrate and bring to mind greater things.
Now, if only I could think of something to remember on Christmas and Resurrection Sunday...
Just a thought...
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