The Discipline of Celebration

There are a few things that every culture in the world holds in common.  Relationships, cuisine, and ritual are a part of every culture and civilization.  Here’s one more: celebration.  In every people group you will find some form of celebration.  We see it in birthday parties, weddings, and graduations in our own culture.  Jesus himself celebrated regularly.  How convenient that celebration also happens to be one of the 12 classis spiritual disciplines.  We experienced it yesterday as we celebrated the resurrection.  Every worship service is designed to have elements of celebration.

Throughout the month of April, we will be practicing the discipline of celebration. We’re starting by encouraging you to celebrate recreation. What do you do to rest or have fun? What are your hobbies? What helps you get away from it all and recreate? This week, make an intentional effort to recreate. Celebrate the hobbies and pastimes that give you life. We’d also like you to take a selfie picture (or have someone take your picture) while doing your recreation. Send it to office@ferrysburgchurch.com. We’ll share with the church the ways we recreate.