This turn of our attention and journey is one of my favorites. My dear friend Ashli is passionate about
Halloween and was recently told it was not a real holiday. In truth, the three days at the end of October
and beginning of November are very important holidays historically. They are vital for me to include them as
reserved writing days every year.
It is significant enough that the church in the middle ages
set aside a vigil for it. These three Holy
Days (holidays [where did you think that word originated?] in our vernacular)
note the beginning of the liturgical calendar after Easter and Pentecost. My
intent this year is to honor All Hallows Eve and the following celebrations of
souls and saints by keeping a vigil each morning with my writing.
A week from now children will seek candy, adults will enjoy
parties, and the path to Advent and the closing of the year will be open. The idea of keeping vigil over these things
is not new either. It is a centuries-long practice for people of faith to invest time in preparing hearts and minds
for certain celebrations. This
celebration of All Hallows Eve is vital to my preparation for Advent.
My heart must turn toward enhancing further my attitudes of
thankfulness and generosity toward others in every venture. I must plan to be more grateful and more
deeply giving each year as a way to honor the Father and celebrate the
Son. There is a great need for others to
see that they are appreciated.
The intent in this vigil is to prepare my spirit to walk in
the world in the right attitude. It is
to enter the season with a mindset to be good to everyone I encounter. It is to have a heart to show love, kindness,
and generosity to mitigate the avarice and anxiety that some associate with the
year-end holidays.
Please, Dear Reader, feel free to walk with me as we look at
some simple ways to make our way through this part of the journey with joy and
peace. For those of you who love the beginning
more than the end, I celebrate with you and reassure you that Halloween is a
genuine holiday. Please include me in
your thoughts and questions as we travel through the costumes, candy, and cognition
of how much this day matters in following Christ. Your company is vital to any real
celebration.
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
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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