any given sunday?

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | 00:54

Christmas and easter… the two sundays that evangelical christians make a huge fuss about. the two times that most all “Christians” go to church. the two sundays that even those who might never regularly attend a church… go to church. the two sundays that you can get all your volunteers to help out and go to church. but why?

why not every other sunday? shouldn’t the celebration of Jesus’ birth be celebrated every sunday? shouldn’t the death and resurrection be something we take to heart when we serve every sunday? why is it that when a lot of us give our time it is centered and focused on a sunday in late march or early april or in late december when every retail outlet in america is excited about Christmas too?

what if you treated next weekend, which is neither Christmas, nor easter, with the same fervency, planning, dedication to excellence as you did your last “Christmas service” or “easter service”? you are reading this, so certainly you had a free moment this week to perhaps put in a little extra planning. what if you treated every guest at your church like you did the ones that showed up on Christmas Eve or easter sunday? i would argue that those that show up on a random weekend in july might appreciate that too. i would argue that it would be more beneficial to your church to focus on all those other sundays when you might actually notice someone new sitting alone instead of noticing the 100 people you last saw an easter ago are back.

i have, of course, made a gross generalization. flame suit on. but what if you showed up at church this sunday and put in the same effort you would on a “special” sunday? what if you made every worship service a “special” one? what if you realized that the God you worship died and rose again not just for sunday, but today, and everyday?… and with that… any given sunday…

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