Happy Halloween!

Well, today is Halloween. It’s a day that has pagan origins, with the Druids, if my memory serves me correctly. Then Christians took the pagan holiday, adapted certain parts of it and used it as a time to celebrate the saints of the faith that have gone before us. Now it seems we (Christians) have given it back to the pagans…more specifically, to the candy manufacturers! There are two views among believers that are predominate: the either act repulsed by the notion of Halloween, or totally buy into every aspect of the present holiday. Neither of these are a witness worth sharing! I think “Trunk or Treat” should be an event at every church in America. I think we need to reclaim the witness the ancient church worked so hard to establish. Is Halloween the perfect holiday to use for our witness to Jesus Christ? No. Is that a good reason to hide inside the wall of our churches and ignore the practices of our culture? No. Still, it is a perfect time to reach out to everyone, especially children, with the love of Christ (but then, isn’t every day a perfect time for that?). I pray you will use trick or treat to share your witness with others…children and adults. If possible, attend the trunk or treat at your church…or start one. It seems our witness is exponentially magnified when many believers come together in one accord, and you never know, you may just find the presence of the Lord there with you, right in the middle of a pagan holiday!