God knows how important it is for people to have times of celebration, and we instinctively know it ourselves. That's why we celebrate things like birthdays and wedding anniversaries. It's why many of our cultures have introduced other celebrations such as mothers' day, fathers' day, and even grandparents' day. Yes, we could be cynical and chalk it all up to a money-making strategy by the card manufacturers, but the truth is that it's nonetheless important for us as human beings to be able to celebrate the people and events that bring meaning to our lives.
We'd do well to consider how we can build remembrance and celebration into our own lives - perhaps beginning with things like Christmas, Easter, Pentecost and some kind of thanksgiving... but also extending it to commemorate specific things that God has done for us as individuals, as a family or as a church. How sad if God-given celebrations are allowed to pass like any other day, or are so secularised by our modern society that they become more about our own indulgence than about the goodness of God.
What things do you want (or need) to remember, and how can you celebrate them in a meaningful way this year?
