By now, your children have played with every toy, eaten
every piece of Christmas candy, and have almost forgotten they were in school
just over a week ago. The days following Christmas are traditionally spent
enjoying time together after the busyness of the holidays. Depending upon the
weather conditions in your area, you may want to go out and get some fresh air
today. Choose something to get your blood flowing if you’re feeling the
Christmas blues.
Whether you go outside today or not, don’t forget tomorrow
is Sunday and there is Divine Liturgy in your Church. A “tradition” I am NOT AT
ALL comfortable with is the idea that the Sunday after Christmas is a day off
from Church, as if going to Church midweek somehow takes the place of tomorrow’s
Liturgy. The same thing happens every year the Sunday after Pascha. I never
could understand why people felt this way.
The only reason I can think of, is that people normally DON’T
WANT to be in Church. If they HAVE to come to Church on a Wednesday ‘just
because’ it’s Christmas, that allows for a free pass on Sunday. If you think
about it, this is understandable. We will do our best to avoid things we don’t
like, so any opportunity to miss Church is welcomed….that is, of course, if you
don’t like being in Church.
So how do you make yourself “like” being in Church? Begin
with understanding the Liturgy and how you can participate. I have found the
number one reason people don’t like being in Church is; they are disconnected
to what is happening.
Here is a two-part video of a class I held several years ago
about the Divine Liturgy and How to Live it. Maybe this will help…
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