CHURCH of the NEBULAS SPIRIT
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Sunday, January 04, 2004
Today's Sermon: Holidazed and Confused?
It looks like everybody made it past the check points alright. Nobody was hit with any stray "celebration" bullets I trust. And I didn't hear about any alcohol related poisonings. Yep! So far, So good. And only 361 more days to go.
Reminds me of those signs you see on hazardous job sights. You know the ones that say "60 days without an accident".
So on that note I'd like to wish everyone a happy & healthy New Year right off the bat.. because you know that's a long time to go without any shit hitting the fan!
I mean.. New Year's day. So what. It's just one more day in a string of days that make up a life. Yet somewhere along the way certain days somehow acquired more meaning than others. Certain days were designated to make us feel a certain way. Christmas as the time of joy and happiness. Memorial Day as the day of solemn reflection. And of course the 4th of July when we must muster our pride.
Days of designated emotions.. all of em.
So is to be sad at Christmas a sin? Or to have no pride on the 4th a crime? If you don't have the designated feeling of the holiday.. is there something wrong with you?
Well.. maybe. But not necessarily.
"Holidays" (at least here in the states) should be a registered trademark for a series of mass produced and mass marketed emotionally themed days for the emotionally messed masses. Which is fine. Except one size does not always fit all.
Because someone does not display the emotion-de-jour does not mean they're incapable of feeling.
As we travel through life we develop our own special days. It usually starts with birthdays (which are somewhat on "the holiday cusp"). But then they become much more self tailored.. Like a wedding anniversary. Or individualized.. like a "first fuck" or "the last fuck" even.
Sometimes we choose these dates. Sometimes, for instance as with death, they choose us. But whatever the occasion.. these are the days that become truly special to us (and perhaps to a small number of others). These are the days we've developed feelings for.. or against.
And in the inevitable end.. these are the days that will flash before us.
Now.. if we could only get em to be paid time off..!!!
But enough with this morbid sermonizing!
I wanna make a quick announcement then I'll be throwin ya all outa here cause the Packers are playing the Seahawks in the playoffs and I gots money on the game! And hopefully this will be one of those "red letter" days for me!!!
You may have noticed that some of the holy icons are gone from the church walls.. as the online company that they were linked to has discontinued it's free service. Graciously one of our members has offered the use of her own personal web space. So I'd like to take this opportunity to say "Thank you" to our benefactor and to apologize to the rest of the congregation for the starkness. But we do hope to have the place looking spiffy again real soon.
And now.. Are you ready for some football???
the word was delivered at:
.........................It looks like everybody made it past the check points alright. Nobody was hit with any stray "celebration" bullets I trust. And I didn't hear about any alcohol related poisonings. Yep! So far, So good. And only 361 more days to go.
Reminds me of those signs you see on hazardous job sights. You know the ones that say "60 days without an accident".
So on that note I'd like to wish everyone a happy & healthy New Year right off the bat.. because you know that's a long time to go without any shit hitting the fan!
I mean.. New Year's day. So what. It's just one more day in a string of days that make up a life. Yet somewhere along the way certain days somehow acquired more meaning than others. Certain days were designated to make us feel a certain way. Christmas as the time of joy and happiness. Memorial Day as the day of solemn reflection. And of course the 4th of July when we must muster our pride.
Days of designated emotions.. all of em.
So is to be sad at Christmas a sin? Or to have no pride on the 4th a crime? If you don't have the designated feeling of the holiday.. is there something wrong with you?
Well.. maybe. But not necessarily.
"Holidays" (at least here in the states) should be a registered trademark for a series of mass produced and mass marketed emotionally themed days for the emotionally messed masses. Which is fine. Except one size does not always fit all.
Because someone does not display the emotion-de-jour does not mean they're incapable of feeling.
As we travel through life we develop our own special days. It usually starts with birthdays (which are somewhat on "the holiday cusp"). But then they become much more self tailored.. Like a wedding anniversary. Or individualized.. like a "first fuck" or "the last fuck" even.
Sometimes we choose these dates. Sometimes, for instance as with death, they choose us. But whatever the occasion.. these are the days that become truly special to us (and perhaps to a small number of others). These are the days we've developed feelings for.. or against.
And in the inevitable end.. these are the days that will flash before us.
Now.. if we could only get em to be paid time off..!!!
But enough with this morbid sermonizing!
I wanna make a quick announcement then I'll be throwin ya all outa here cause the Packers are playing the Seahawks in the playoffs and I gots money on the game! And hopefully this will be one of those "red letter" days for me!!!
You may have noticed that some of the holy icons are gone from the church walls.. as the online company that they were linked to has discontinued it's free service. Graciously one of our members has offered the use of her own personal web space. So I'd like to take this opportunity to say "Thank you" to our benefactor and to apologize to the rest of the congregation for the starkness. But we do hope to have the place looking spiffy again real soon.
And now.. Are you ready for some football???
the word was delivered at:
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