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I celebrated Halloween last night. My dear friend Ashley and I dressed up as bags of Jelly Bellies, and I have to say this is probably my favorite costume to date, besides my Beauty and the Beast costume in '92. We went to a bonfire and I had such a great time meeting new people, seeing old friends, and singing worship songs under the stars.I know that some believers feel Halloween is a holiday celebrating pagan traditions, but I feel this holiday can be used as a great way for God's glory. What an awesome opportunity we have as believers to share truth with people! What other holiday has masses of people walking the streets and ringing our door bells or looking for a group of people to hang out with so they can show off their creativity in costume making?
Halloween is a huge part of our American culture and the foreign exchange students here at A&M are soaking it up. We had few people at our bonfire bring students from other countries (and thus other religions;) while we were singing How Great Thou Art by the fire, I saw them watching us with curiosity. I didn't really get to talk with them, but I wonder what was going on in their heads as they saw us genuinely worshiping the one and only God we love. I wonder if they saw how we loved each other, or how we were wise with our bodies (not dressing up in the Mean Girls lingerie attire or not fulfilling the American stereotype of self-indulgent drinking,) and thought there was something different and attractive about this way of Life. I wonder if they walked away thinking, "Well that was weird," or "I'm glad I got to experience this part of American culture," or "Who is this God they seemed to love and who they claim loves them so much? How do I experience this love?" Just a few thoughts to ponder...
As I grow older, I hope Halloween will remain a fun time of pumpkin painting, costumes, candy etc... but I hope it will always be as purposeful as this one. Enjoy the pictures!
Halloween is a huge part of our American culture and the foreign exchange students here at A&M are soaking it up. We had few people at our bonfire bring students from other countries (and thus other religions;) while we were singing How Great Thou Art by the fire, I saw them watching us with curiosity. I didn't really get to talk with them, but I wonder what was going on in their heads as they saw us genuinely worshiping the one and only God we love. I wonder if they saw how we loved each other, or how we were wise with our bodies (not dressing up in the Mean Girls lingerie attire or not fulfilling the American stereotype of self-indulgent drinking,) and thought there was something different and attractive about this way of Life. I wonder if they walked away thinking, "Well that was weird," or "I'm glad I got to experience this part of American culture," or "Who is this God they seemed to love and who they claim loves them so much? How do I experience this love?" Just a few thoughts to ponder...
As I grow older, I hope Halloween will remain a fun time of pumpkin painting, costumes, candy etc... but I hope it will always be as purposeful as this one. Enjoy the pictures!
Me and Ashley in Jelly Bellies costume before we left for the party.
It was such a great surprise to see Sarah and Heather at the bonfire! It was so cold too
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