I sent a message to some friends which read something like 'I remember our Easter weekends in Wegbe- Kpalime in a happy way'. We thank God for Mama and Papa- they were intentional in many ways. I'm grateful to God for their commitment and great examples. This Holy Week, one thought I've had is the fact that 'the motions are important'. E said the same thing when we went to visit Nuna's mum in the evening. If we take away all the church 'traditions', our own good parts of our culture and the 'motions' as some of us call them, we realize that we're really left with nothing. Nothing to recall. Nothing to remember. Nothing to use as a basis for the next thing. Sometimes, we need a base.

Not long ago, a friend put up a post (around Palm Sunday I think) which said something about the charismatic church in connection with church traditions. I don't remember the exact quote but I kinda agreed. I think our children should be allowed to go through the 'motions'- they matter. Cathecism...Confirmation....church services...programs...etc. The fact that we understand things in a certain light doesn't mean we should strip the next generation of customs or practices we have come to label in different ways. Let's make room for God to use whatever experience He chooses to draw people to Himself. Selah. 8th April 2023