Romans 14:5-6 — One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

I wasn’t really raised as a Christian. I was, however, educated in a Christian school system and absorbed quite a bit of knowledge. One thing I learned was quite a lot about the Anglican Church calendar … Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter …High Days and Holidays …

It was a bit of a shock to me when I got saved in a Baptist Church and discovered that the year was much less structured. There’s Christmas, and Easter and as far as formal dates go, that’s about it.

The realization struck me with renewed force today. There was Good Friday, and Easter Sunday and now it’s Monday — you could almost call me “Letdown Monday”.

Different parts of the church family do calendars differently. When it comes to Easter the Eastern Orthodox Church really goes to town — the whole week from Easter Sunday is “Bright Week” and the days have “Bright” prefixed to their names — so today is “Bright Monday”. I really like the idea — but how much does it matter?

Look at what Paul says about making days special. Some people think there are special days … other people think one day is much the same as another. As long as everyone is sincere in their belief and observance, truly serving God it makes no difference.

I don’t believe that “days” are a test of faith. Still, I think the notion of “Bright Week” can underpin an important attitude. Celebration should not be reserved for “special” days. Every day, new Christians invite Christ into their lives. Every day, sin is crucified in Christian lives. Every day, Christians are raised from death to eternal life. Every day is Christmas, Good Friday, Easter Monday. … The Christian calendar is a never ending feast of celebration to the right mind!

The church is always growing. There may be more than one stream,and each may flow slightly differently, but each is made up of a flood of humanity to the cross. Every day new people join the flood. Every day is special!