Well, it's almost the new year. Within a few hours 2008 will be history and 2009 will be news.
At the new year, it's a custom to make resolutions, usually things like losing weight or character improvement. However, this year I thought I'd do something a little different.
I suppose you could say I got this idea in Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, England. I was sitting in the choir waiting for the service to begin when an old gentleman, who could see that I was not from those parts, came up to me, sitting in the pew, and reminded me that it was Corpus Christi and that the evensong would, in consequence, be a eucharistic service. Having someone remind me of this Christian feast which, I confess, I had thought little of, gave me an idea which I have been mulling over and have decided to put into practice this year.
I have decided, this year, to observe the Christian calendar as it is set forth in the Book of Common Prayer (currently sitting on my shelf). As I do this, I will be posting my meditations on the different days here.
Now, before all my good Presbyterian and Baptist friends shoot me, let me explain what this is and what it isn't.
What this is not is an attempt to force anything on anyone. I do not believe that any Christian is bound to celebrate any holy day other than the Christian Sabbath. This is also not me becoming a Roman Catholic: I have no intention of ever going in that direction.
What this is, for me, is a spiritual journey. In observing the traditional church year (yes, including some saints days) I am seeking to find a deeper relationship with God by giving Him more of my time and marking more times than just Sunday mornings on my calendar. One might say that these days are stops along a journey of faith through time.
So, in the next year, I invite all of you to join me (or just watch) in this journey that I will call Anno Domini 2009.
Grace and peace,
~Roccondil
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My friend TBG. It's good to see you are deepening your faith life in this regard. I confess I rarely come to check your blog, but alas the spirit moved me in this direction today. Having said that, I am pleased with your choice of words in your blog: "This is also not me becoming a Roman Catholic: I have no intention of ever going in that direction." You could have stated it as 'I am not ever going in that direction', but you didn't ;). Sorry - couldn't resist. God bless you in your continued deepening faith life!
Touche, catching me in my words. But seriously, unless there are changes in my beliefs so radical as to allow me to uproot my theological foundations completely, I will never be a Roman Catholic.
That said, if I were not a Presbyterian, I would be an Anglican.
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