Exodus 23: 14-25:40
Mourning and Celebration are part of our lives. Those of us in and out recovery know what it
is like to mourn the devastating effect of life controlling issues and the
powerlessness of a life of chaos. In
Recovery, we individually and as a gathered people celebrate our initial
liberation from the life controlling cycle, we celebrate the first signs that
we are indeed living a different life and we celebrate the character formation and
revelation of who God has created us to be. Three celebrations: salvation from
the penalty, power and perpetual practice of life controlling issues. This is
indeed the living out the life of recovery. The people of God in the Mosaic covenant
celebrated their liberation and new life experiences using the three feasts
described in our passage today. It is characteristic
of a recovered people to remember the devastation of life controlling problems,
how God has set us free to be part of a His Kingdom and to celebrate new
values, attitudes, beliefs and practices that develop over time.
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