Traveling done, Internet re-acquired and settled in for a week of visiting, I had one reflection to share on Christmas celebrations and perhaps germane to the complaints (now past) of decorations and their presence in the ostensibly secular public square. Reflect for a moment on how those little ones (your kids or an impartial innocent observer) might compare the extent and attention paid to Christmas as compared with the fundamental Christian holiday of Pascha/Easter.
- How much time do you spend preparing for the two? Which do you spend more on?
- How much money do you spend on the two? On which do you spend more?
- If asked, which would your pre-teenager (or innocent observer) say is the more important holiday?
Christian doctrine and dogma teaches that the latter (Pascha/Easter) is undeniably the more important holiday of the two. It behooves us that our praxis follow our theology. This makes it therefore an imperative that Lent impact you more than Advent, that Holy Week and Pascha/Easter Sunday’s events, liturgy, and sight, song, and symbols touch your stronger and more deeply than the Nativity and its Eve.
Does it for you?
For if you find you spend more time, effort and energy on the former (Christmas) over the latter, then actions tell louder than one’s formal protestation, that is that Christmas and the secular lure of those celebrations have sung a siren song louder than your belief in the risen Lord.
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