December 26, 2005 - Boxing Day |
Today is also commemorated as an official holiday in Britain (and
Canada as my middle daughter told us this morning) as Boxing Day.
My kids thought this was a celebration of those who box as a
sport. They were surprised at the true meaning of Boxing Day.
On this day boxes of food are to be delivered to the needy, and in days
gone by were given to servants from their employers. The spirit
of Wenceslaus is demonstrated so that the entire community may
celebrate with joy the manifestation of the Good News.
Often churches organize the day to particularly serve the physical and
spiritual needs of their neighbors and thus demonstrate that the
Scriptural injunctions to exercixse Word and Deed compassion are still
in full force.
After reading this account in Christmas Spirit,
we were struck with what we want our future church to do on Dec.
26. For all our talk about following historical precedents, I
think this is one of those very visible ways to show the true gospel.
Kerry
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December 27, 2005 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by KarenW |
| I wish it were an American holiday as well. Most of us receive so much that we don't really need. It would be a great time to give to those who are in need. |
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January 3, 2006 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by Brisen |
| In Canada, it is mostly celebrated as a day for shopping. The stores put on huge sales to get rid of all of the excess merchandise. I know families who do all of their next year's Christmas shopping on Boxing Day! |
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January 4, 2006 - Thanks |
| Posted by tschiller |
| Thanks for the post. When I asked my husband what he thought boxing day celebrated, he answered Muhammed Ali? It was a great, encouraging thing to be able to tell him what it really celebrates. |
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