the root of jesse
last night at the view we held a jesse tree ceremony as a means of dealing with the CHRISTmas story. the "jesse tree" is similar to a chrismon tree except using old testament stories instead of early church CHRISTian symbols. it's fun to watch a bunch of baptist-influenced kids connect with tradition.
it's funny to me that it quite often seems that those raised in a faith practice that is high in symbos often forget it's meaning and therefore long for a connection with CHRIST that is free from symbols while those who have been raised in a "free" tradition often find that they long for symbols and find immense meaning and connection with CHRIST through those symbols when they find them.
it's funny how that works.
it's funny to me that it quite often seems that those raised in a faith practice that is high in symbos often forget it's meaning and therefore long for a connection with CHRIST that is free from symbols while those who have been raised in a "free" tradition often find that they long for symbols and find immense meaning and connection with CHRIST through those symbols when they find them.
it's funny how that works.
posted by robert terrell at
12:21 PM
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2 Comments:
That had to be the coolest tree ever!
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sharon, at Saturday, December 24, 2005 5:27:00 AM
i would love to know what you did for the worship service for the Jesse Tree Event. i can be contacted at pansyliz at juno [dot] com . Stated that way to eliminate spam. A human can tell the difference and enter it.
LFS, liz
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lfspansyliz, at Monday, January 02, 2006 2:16:00 PM
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