Greetings Dear Reader,
I am going to sound prudish in the example but please
understand that I do not do so in judgement of others. Rather it is to lay the foundation for that
which I must assure that I embrace. I do
not think that I am better than anyone.
I do think that we are doing it wrong.
Today is Fat Tuesday.
In some places there will be all night debauchery. I am not against alcohol. I think celebrations are grand. The purpose of Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday
was to indulge in richer foods before beginning the fasting and prayer time of
Lent. It was the culmination of the time
of Carnival which lasts from the Feast of Epiphany to the Tuesday before Ash
Wednesday.
As with all most things we have gone overboard in the
feasting and lost most of the purpose. I
will spend the evening pondering the plenty that I have and how it is a
blessing from God. I will ponder the
cost of my redemption in the days leading up to Holy Week.
God does not require us to follow a liturgical
calendar. He does honor it when we
commit ourselves to understanding just how much he has given us. I must celebrate and fast when it is
appropriate. I must remember that there
is a high cost for my redemption. The purpose
is not to be naught to be good. It is
instead to celebrate what I have then deny some of that in recognition of what I
will receive.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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It was nice to see your thoughts on this. Yes most everything in our culture is taken to the extreme and we must remember the true values behind the chaos.
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