Monday 1 April
Faith in the Living God
I’ve
been thinking quite a lot about traditions and keeping things holy recently. I
worship at another church apart from Holy Trinity and I grew up in a third
church which was more evangelical than the other two, and not so much focused
on liturgy or form. Hebrews 9 first describes the rituals the priests had to go
through and the rules of who could enter where. Then Jesus came and by His own
blood we are all redeemed, and this is more important than following all the
rules. For me, I’ve come to the conclusion that is important that the church
building is respected, for example by keeping it tidy, the linen ironed and the
furniture and robes well cared for. A communion service with a clear structure
according to the church’s tradition can be of great help when I'm struggling in
my faith. But making people feel welcome in church no matter where they are on
their journey of faith is far more important than them standing up or sitting
down at the right time. Thanks to Jesus’s sacrifice we will get a second chance
at getting everything right if we ask for forgiveness and truly repent.
Ik heb de laatste tijd veel over wat voor mij heilig
is nagedacht. Wat is belangrijker, rituele handelingen en gestrijkte doekjes in
de kerk of dat iedereen welkom is? Volgens mij een beetje van beide. Respect
voor ons kerk als heilig ruimte én het verwelkomen van iedereen ongeacht waar
ze vandaan komen of hoe ver ze zijn genomen in hun geloof. Jezus heeft ervoor
gezorgd dat er een nieuw verbond is gekomen.
Sara T
Covenant
By Liberman, Alexander, 1912-1999.
From Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity
Library, Nashville,
TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55843 [retrieved
March 1, 2019]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Covenant_Liberman_1976_a.JPG.
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