Today is also commemorated as an official holiday in Britain (and Canada as my middle daughter told us this morning) as Boxing Day. My kids thought this was a celebration of those who box as a sport. They were surprised at the true meaning of Boxing Day.
On this day boxes of food are to be delivered to the needy, and in days gone by were given to servants from their employers. The spirit of Wenceslaus is demonstrated so that the entire community may celebrate with joy the manifestation of the Good News.
Often churches organize the day to particularly serve the physical and spiritual needs of their neighbors and thus demonstrate that the Scriptural injunctions to exercixse Word and Deed compassion are still in full force.
After reading this account in Christmas Spirit, we were struck with what we want our future church to do on Dec. 26. For all our talk about following historical precedents, I think this is one of those very visible ways to show the true gospel.
Kerry
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