Eve of All Saints: Psalm 134; Wisdom 3:1-9; Revelation 19:1, 4-10
Like many former religious festivals, Hallowe’en is cute and happy. The echoes of the old festival are there, though. There are scary moments that reflect a little the timeless struggle with evil in the lives of many good folk. As with Easter, when our great enemy, death, is put in its place, we need to sweeten some of life’s bitter realities with chocolate (well I do!), without forgetting why we celebrate those of our forebears who have suffered for goodness sake ... Why do we? Isn’t it to give our children courage for the challenges they will face someday?
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