Rewired for the Journey

  I have been in liturgical churches most of my life; they follow the Christian Calendar of seasons and times of the life of Jesus Christ. They have colors that represent those times and certain decorations are put out. On occasion, incense is burned with a meaning behind doing so. At other times certain candles are used with a meaning as in the Advent wreath. Then there are the ashes on our foreheads to bring home the point of Lent and remind us of Christ in the wilderness being tempted by Satan. Sometimes there are visual aids like a Crucifix to shock us into the reality of the awful price of our salvation and freedom from sin. Then there are the bare crosses representing the resurrection of the empty tomb and empty cross. Pictures and statues are part of visual help as is the beautiful stained glass that tells stories of the Holy Bible. Now these are not to be worshipped and become idols. They are merely to help remind and teach us the life stories of Jesus. They help us remember t