Life has a very consistent rhythm to it. Whether we fall into a school rhythm, or a work rhythm, or even a holiday rhythm, life has a flow to it. Some of us take vacation the same week to the same place every year.
There’s something “holy” about these rhythms.
Old Testament Jews had the same kind of rhythm. No matter where they lived the rest of the year, they would journey to Jerusalem, the capital city, in the spring for Passover. In the summer, they would travel again for Pentecost, and in the fall, they would travel once more for the Feast of Tabernacles.
These weren’t just family reunions. These feasts, rhythms, were a way of walking through the calendar of redemption every year, cementing the history of their faith on their memory…and their feet. And on the journey, they were reminded
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Life has a very consistent rhythm to it. Whether we fall into a school rhythm, or a work rhythm, or even a holiday rhythm, life has a flow to it. Some of us take vacation the same week to the same place every year.
There’s something “holy” about these rhythms.
Old Testament Jews had the same kind of rhythm. No matter where they lived the rest of the year, they would journey to Jerusalem, the capital city, in the spring for Passover. In the summer, they would travel again for Pentecost, and in the fall, they would travel once more for the Feast of Tabernacles.
These weren’t just family reunions. These feasts, rhythms, were a way of walking through the calendar of redemption every year, cementing the history of their faith on their memory…and their feet. And on the journey, they were reminded that God is their dwelling place, no matter where they call home.
Through this series, we will be journeying through the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) as we turn our hearts and minds toward God, and inscribe in our minds the history of our faith.