Corona Devo 3335
Well, another Halloween has come and gone, and while believers-in-Christ run the gamut in their opinions on how to celebrate Halloween, or if to celebrate it (or shun it)...I'm just going to admit that we hand out candy every year, and I have fun doing it. There is something that lights-my-extrovert-fire to see and experience total strangers (and neighbors and friends) going door to door, smiling, chatting, and connecting with each other. Yes, there are sometimes spooky and scary costumes and masks, but on the whole, I enjoy the personal contact and community within our neighborhood each October 31st. But not this year. For some reason, as the trick-or-treat day wore on, I was softly building a dread for the evening's coming activities. I felt a heaviness in my heart for the secular-delight of this night, and a sadness in my spirit for the lack-of-Lord within this "holiday" soon to be celebrated by so many. This Halloween was t...