Saturday marked Yom Kippur on the Jewish calender, the day of atonement. A day in which forgiveness and grace is given for the upcoming year. Fasting and prayer is observed to receive forgiveness for the previous year's wrong doings.
Wikipedia tells me that attendance at Yom Kippur soars compared to other holidays. It's kind of like Christmas and Easter for Christians.
A few thoughts are bubbling in my mind as I think about this holiday. The first is thankfulness that I have a Christ that died for me, making such ceremonies unnecessary for forgiveness. The second is a realization that I am in need of a kind of Yom Kippur myself.
Takes a Jewish holiday for me to realize that I need to do some reevaluation of where I am currently in my walk with that Savior I love. A little ironic, isn't it?
Luckily, I have a wonderful friend who sets challenges for me. A chapter of Proverbs a day. Ask me how it's going, keep me accountable. Prayer would be helpful as well.
Until next time, happy Yom Kippur!
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