Churches quibble about everything --even when Easter should be celebrated! Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter and the Resurrection of Christ on May 5, no matter when the secular world decides it should be held. This photograph shows the candles being held up at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem last night.
But services are held everywhere. Lamentations services are held to remember the dead, to welcome the living, to send fires up above in remembrance. People welcome the presence of Christ and the reverence of his crucifixion in many, many ways and on different dates. The Bible says in Acts 16:31, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." I am not one to quibble about that statement. I believe it!
I must find ways that call me to remember! Perhaps I will do some studying on religious icons and their history in the church. I just read about Seraphim O'Keefe and his painstaking work in writing a history of icons. Someone said that painting icons is a way of praying. Since I can't paint a straight line, I must find my own way of remembering. But I love icons --and so did my brother, Jim.
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