Saturday, November 01, 2003
In the aftermath of Halloween yesterday, let me offer an alternative to the celebrating of an ancient pagan festival that we now associate with fun, but the people who understood it associated with child sacrifice and witchcraft. I do not celebrate Halloween needless to say, but there are (truly Christian--not just trick-or-treating as Bible characters) ways to redeem it.
These can be twofold: For Protestants, October 31st marks the anniversary of that day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed up his 95 these. It is Reformation Day--something well worth celebrating, in fact I know many churches do. For Catholics: perhaps October 31st had best be spent as it was in the old days: in prayer and petition. November 1st is All-Saints Day, a day to remember and honor the lives of godly men and women of the past. If people still want to dress up, this would be the time to do it, and there could be skits or something. Far better to honor Christian truths than to make light of evil. Happy Reformation Day/All Saints Day!
These can be twofold: For Protestants, October 31st marks the anniversary of that day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed up his 95 these. It is Reformation Day--something well worth celebrating, in fact I know many churches do. For Catholics: perhaps October 31st had best be spent as it was in the old days: in prayer and petition. November 1st is All-Saints Day, a day to remember and honor the lives of godly men and women of the past. If people still want to dress up, this would be the time to do it, and there could be skits or something. Far better to honor Christian truths than to make light of evil. Happy Reformation Day/All Saints Day!
// posted by The Pendragon @ 11:10 AM 
