So today is Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, and Pancake Tuesday...
I think it's funny how we try to work indulgences out of our system... when our system (western, American cultural system) is indulgent. So to prepare to be 'holy' during lent we try to get 'all our sin out'
Mardi Gras is the easiest target for this visual... the celebration is comprised of masked, therefore anonymous, people getting all their 'sin' out, at night, in the dark... there is the safety in numbers thing, and mob mentality rolled into one.
At the height of all this 'tomfoolery' I'm struck most by my conclusion that I don't do the exact same thing... I tent to compare and contrast my behavior against such an easy target as Mardi Gras. However, my indulgence is just as destructive, just as dark, just as masked... It's just not celebrated as such?
The sins of: pride, indifference, lust, prejudice, competence, narcissism, (the violence of) consumption, disconnection from the body of Christ and countless others are what I keep hidden.
So before I look down upon such celebrations of 'sin' I must be fully aware of my sin that separates me from God.
what do you think?
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2 comments:
Well said! It's easy to see the plank in others and ignore my own sin...
I found your blog...horray!
Amen brother. I am overwhelmed with all there is to think about when it comes to my own dark junk. The sad part is that I spend most of the day figuring out how to help others with their stuff. I am sure God really appreciates my help...sarcasm.
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