Since the third day of creation, the sun and moon have ruled over day and night, hours and seasons. But, if we are not careful, those God-ordained seasons become lost amid the pressures of secular time. We can if we choose let those seasons be lost amid the secular pressures on our time. Or we can celebrate the seasons, in true Anglican Tradition.

In a discussion about Santa Claus, a parent told me, “I think my child knows the real meaning of Christmas. I’m sure she gets that at Sunday School.” The fact is though, our children don’t learn the real meaning of our faith – and our adults won’t, either – unless they live it Monday through Saturday as well.

One Easter Sunday morning, I stood outside the church crying “I don’t know where to go”. Unwelcome there, it was too late to attend any of the other services I knew about. It is, unfortunately, inevitable that from time to time the institutional church lets us down. And the institution is important enough that such let-downs will massively disrupt spiritual lives, as ours have been disrupted. It is at such times that the traditions and observances we have built into our home lives carry us forward in union with Christ.