Dingus Day

Today is a holiday that I began celebrating a few years ago. It's the Monday after Easter and in Polish tradition its a day of celebration and fun following a long, serious Lent. While Easter was focused on the celebration of our faith, Jesus' resurrection and ours, Easter Monday, or Dingus Day was when the boys would chase the girls, throw water on them and the girls would cut pussy willows and hit the boys in retaliation.

Sounds like fun!

It's really about some romantic fun (if hurling water sounds romantic), courting after the Lenten season, chasing after your girl, your guy.

So we have the day off at COFS.

Now I don't know how much courting will take place, but I do know that the staff has worked very hard during Lent and I gave them the day off. (and took it myself.) It's as important to rest as it is to work, which is why God gave us the Sabbath. Weary minds and hearts leads to some dangerous places at times so rest is critical, rest for the soul, a day to unwind, a day to pour water on my spouse! (Which I don't recommend!)

So take the day to reflect. You probably don't get the day off, but you can take time to think about what you learned during Lent, what Easter meant to you this year, what it means for your future, or simply to ask, what are you going to do about it?

The day after Easter the Disciples were in the upper room again, behind locked doors, afraid, reflecting, thinking, praying. Jesus had given them his Spirit and his commission. Jesus tells us that those who would believe without seeing would be blessed. And that even greater things than those signs Jesus himself performed would be done by them for the Kingdom. But it didn't happen right away. The disciples took some time off...

...to reflect, to think, to prepare.

Jesus is going to use this resurrection in our lives as a God-revealing sign for others.

So it's okay to rest. God's got plenty to do with us tomorrow.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some buckets to fill!

Peace ><>
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