When this thought came to me, I considered developing it
into a book first. I am not yet at the
place where I want to write books that are not fiction or devotionals based on
direct interaction with the Bible. This
discussion may become the outline for something in the future, but for now, it will
be you and I sharing thoughts around coffee, or the fire, or as we walk home. You may choose how you want to envision it.
Let us begin with an understanding of what liturgy is. It is “a rite or body of rites prescribed for
public worship, a eucharistic rite, or a customary repertoire of ideas,
phrases, or observances.” The idea is
that liturgy offers a common pattern of practice that leads to common worship
and common social interaction around it.
In church liturgy, there are often a set of statements and responses that
profess faith and unity in belief.
This is not, however, a discussion of church liturgy. What I wish to ponder and palaver is the
liturgy of the common man. In a larger
sense, we have created a social liturgy that prescribes how we act. interact, and
react with each other. It focuses on the
last bit of the definition above. In
this liturgy is the common greetings we share, the things that are “politically
correct”, and the identity of what we worship.
I am hoping to build toward a certain and irrefutable understanding
of who we are and who we should be on our journey together. In that hope is my goal to become better at following
Christ without being addicted to social prescriptions that are not based in the
love that he wishes us to have for all humans.
We all serve something. We are
all on a journey back to God whether we accept it or not.
Please walk with me Dear Reader as we try and rise above the
noise of cantors intoning that we must believe this or that to be socially acceptable. Let us reason together and take an honest
look at our condition. In every way, I
wish to be better as a follower of Christ and as a human. Your company is always an encouragement and an
excellent foil for my thinking. This path
through this may be a little rocky as it challenges liturgy we have echoed for generations. I am counting on your thoughts and questions
to keep me honest.
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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