Message from Reverend Dave
Happy New Year! I know, it’s not January 1st, yet. But in our church “liturgical” (note, liturgical relates to worship) year, it is a new year. Our worship year begins on November 27th, the beginning of the season called “Advent” – where in worship the Bible passages all seem to speak about anticipation of a big change that is coming. On first glance, “seasons” of the church may feel a bit, well, fake. Surely not as natural and easy to buy into as the “real”, natural seasons that are so fundamental in our lives. I heard comments this past autumn about how wonderful the weather was, but also how “strange it is that we hadn’t had snow yet.” We all know, deep in our bones, the snow is coming. Yet, defiantly, we will refuse to put the snow-clearing equipment out until that first major snowfall. Our cycle of seasons defines us; seasons dictate what we wear and are almost without exception the opening topic of conversation on our lips.
Happy New Year! I know, it’s not January 1st, yet. But in our church “liturgical” (note, liturgical relates to worship) year, it is a new year. Our worship year begins on November 27th, the beginning of the season called “Advent” – where in worship the Bible passages all seem to speak about anticipation of a big change that is coming. On first glance, “seasons” of the church may feel a bit, well, fake. Surely not as natural and easy to buy into as the “real”, natural seasons that are so fundamental in our lives. I heard comments this past autumn about how wonderful the weather was, but also how “strange it is that we hadn’t had snow yet.” We all know, deep in our bones, the snow is coming. Yet, defiantly, we will refuse to put the snow-clearing equipment out until that first major snowfall. Our cycle of seasons defines us; seasons dictate what we wear and are almost without exception the opening topic of conversation on our lips.
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