Celebrate in the Present
Celebrating
is first of all the full affirmation of our present condition. We say
with full consciousness: we are, we are here, we are now, and let it be
that way. We can only really celebrate when we are present in the
present. If anything has become clear, it is that we have to a large
extent lost the capability to live in the present. Many so-called
celebrations are not much more than a painful moment between bothersome
preparations and boring after-talks. We can only celebrate if there is
something present that can be celebrated. We cannot celebrate Christmas
when there is nothing new born here and now; we cannot celebrate Easter
when no new life becomes visible; we cannot celebrate Pentecost when
there is no Spirit whatsoever to celebrate. Celebration is the
recognition that something is there and needs to be made visible so that
we can all say yes to it.
Henri Nouwen
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